Here are the instructions for building JHOVE. Lots of care is required.

• Update Jhove.java and JhoveView.java so that DATE and RELEASE reflect the current version.
• Update overview.html to reflect the current version in the JavaDoc.
• Run ant to build the latest jar files, and check all the jars in the bin directory into CVS.
• Update RELEASENOTES and README to document the newest version.
• Pick a directory to which you will check out a new copy of JHOVE for building.
• cvs -z3 -d:ext:[username]@jhove.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/jhove checkout jhove
• [that's your SourceForge username, of course. If you don't intend to check anything in, you can check it out anonymously with -d:pserver:anonymous@jhove.cvs.sourceforge.net]]
• cd jhove
• rm -r examples
• ant
• [edit and test changes]
• ant javadoc (if the Javadoc needs updating)
• cvs commit (Needed only if ant javadoc has been done)
• ./packagejhove.sh 1_n
• [1_n is the version number, e.g., 1_8 for JHOVE 1.8]
• [Enter "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good" to confirm]
• [This replaces a lot of tedious steps in the old procedure]
• [save the checksum results for later posting]]

The next step is to release to SourceForge. The instructions below are current as of May 2013. SourceForge likes to seriously rearrange its user interface from time to time.

• Log on to SourceForge
• Go to JHOVE project and click “Files”
• Click on “jhove” folder
• Click the “Add Folder” button
• Enter folder name, e.g., JHOVE 1.n (Creating folders from sftp doesn’t seem to work)
• Upload the following files to the newly created folder, using the Web interface:
  • jhove-1_n.tar.gz
  • jhove-1_n.zip
  • jhove-1_n.tar.gz.md5
  • jhove-1_n.zip.md5
  • jhove/RELEASENOTES
  • jhove/README.txt

When it's done, send out appropriate notifications.

To build the OS X application, do the following:

• Run the application Jar Bundler. Apple keeps changing where you find it. If you've installed Apple's developer tools, it may be in /usr/share/java/Tools/.
• Click the "Choose" button and select bin/JhoveView.jar, then enter JhoveView for the main class. Check all of "Use Macintosh menu bar," "Anti-alias text," and "Anti-alias graphics." Set the JVM version to "1.5+."
• Click "Choose icon..." and select mac/jhove.icns.
• Go to the "Properties" tab. Set the version to an appropriate value, e.g., "1.10". Set Get-Info String to "JHOVE [version]", e.g., "JHOVE 1.10".
• Click "Create Application..." and name the file to JHOVE_[version], replacing the period with an underscore, e.g., "JHOVE_1_10". The extension ".app" will be added automatically.
• Zip the application. This is essential, since the application is really a folder in disguise with a lot of files under it.
• Upload the application to the "Files" page on SourceForge.