Commit dc812ddf authored by Dave Syer's avatar Dave Syer

Add notes on zip download

parent c0aec14a
......@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ which means that you have a familiar Java-like syntax, without so much boilerpla
You don't need to use the CLI to work with Spring Boot but it's definitely the quickest
way to get a Spring application off the ground.
### Installing the CLI
> **Note:** If you don't want to use the CLI,
> [jump ahead to the Java example](#quick-start-java-example).
### Installing the CLI
You need [Java SDK v1.6](http://www.java.com) or higher to run the command line tool
(there are even some issues with the `1.7.0_25` build of openjdk, so stick to earlier
builds or use `1.6` for preference). You should check your current Java installation
......@@ -45,8 +46,12 @@ You can download the Spring CLI distribution from the Spring software repository
Cutting edge [snapshot distributions](http://repo.springsource.org/snapshot/org/springframework/boot/spring-boot-cli/)
are also available.
Once downloaded, follow the [INSTALL](spring-boot-cli/src/main/content/INSTALL.txt)
instructions from the unpacked archive.
Once downloaded, follow the
[INSTALL](spring-boot-cli/src/main/content/INSTALL.txt) instructions
from the unpacked archive. In summary: there is a `spring` script
(`spring.bat` for Windows) in a `bin/` directory in the `.zip` file,
or alternatively you can use `java -jar` with the `.jar` file (the
script helps you to be sure that the classpath is set correctly).
### OSX Homebrew installation
If you are on a Mac and using [homebrew](http://brew.sh/), all you need to do to install
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