Developing
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Latest development
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The latest FileVault source code is available via Subversion at

* https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/commons/filevault/trunk

or with ViewVC at

* https://svn.apache.org/viewvc/commons/filevault/trunk

or on GitHub at

* https://github.com/apache/jackrabbit-filevault


To checkout the main Jackrabbit source tree, run

    svn checkout https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/commons/filevault/trunk jackrabbit-filevault
    
or

    git clone https://github.com/apache/jackrabbit-filevault.git


Building FileVault
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You can build FileVault using maven:

    cd jackrabbit-filevault
    mvn clean install

You need Maven 2.0.9 (or higher) with Java 5 (or higher) for the build.
For more instructions, please also see the documentation at:

* http://jackrabbit.apache.org/building-jackrabbit.html

Issue Tracker
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Apache Jackrabbit FileVault uses Jira for tracking bug reports and requests for improvements, new features, 
and other changes.

The issue tracker is available at https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCRVLT and is readable by everyone. 
A Jira account is needed to create new issues and to comment on existing issues. Use the
[registration form](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Signup!default.jspa) to request an account if you 
do not already have one.

See the [Jackrabbit Issue Tracker Page](http://jackrabbit.apache.org/issue-tracker.html) for more information.


Mailing Lists
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To get involved with the Apache Jackrabbit project, start by having a
look at our website and joining our mailing lists. For more details about
Jackrabbit mailing lists as well as links to list archives, please see:

* http://jackrabbit.apache.org/mailing-lists.html

Releasing
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See the extensive [Release Documentation](howto_release.html) on the steps
involved to release Jackrabbit FileVault.
