From 448d4fcfb9126a032536ff377dc1dcc5a04ee9db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Emiola Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 09:52:57 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Updates the README.md to make maven a prequisite --- README.md | 18 +++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 8b7bca010f7..a5406ae2171 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -52,14 +52,22 @@ cd grpc-helloworld # Install Java 8 -Java gRPC works on both Java 7 and Java 8. To keep this example simple, will -assume that you've installed Java 8. Instructions for -[installing Java 8](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/install/install_overview.html) -are available online. +Java gRPC is designed to work with both Java 7 and Java 8. For simplicity, +the example assumes that Java 8 is installed. See +[Install Java 8](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/install/install_overview.html) +for instructions. + +# Install Maven + +To simplify building and the managing of gRPC's dependencies, the java client +are server are structured as a standard [Maven](http://maven.apache.org/guides/getting-started/) +project. See [Install Maven](http://maven.apache.org/users/index.html) for instructions. + # Install Go 1.4 -Go gRPC requires Go 1.4. It's available for [download](https://golang.org/dl/) and install online. +Go gRPC requires Go 1.4, the latest version of Go. See +[Install Go](https://golang.org/doc/install) for instructions. # (optional) Install protoc