How to obtain the latest Craftbukkit and Spigot JAR files

Instructions on how to manually download and compile the latest Craftbukkit and Spigot JAR files

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    Listed below are instructions on how to manually download and compile the latest Craftbukkit and Spigot JAR files.

    Note: If you wish to download an older version of Craftbukkit and Spigot, modify the BuildTools.sh file, and change "java -jar BuildTools.jar" to "java -jar BuildTools.jar --rev 1.8.8". You can find a list of valid version numbers here.

    Windows Instructions
    1. Download and install the Java SE Development Kit 8 (using the default installer options): JDK 8
    2. Download and install Git for Windows (using the default installer options): Git for Windows
    3. Create a new folder named "BuildTools" in the location of your choice (e.g. your desktop).
    4. Download the file "BuildTools.sh", and place it within your BuildTools folder: BuildTools.sh
    5. Right-click within the BuildTools folder, and select "Git Bash".
    6. Enter the command "./BuildTools.sh", and press Enter.
    7. Craftbukkit/Spigot should now compile. Once complete, craftbukkit-1.X.jar and spigot-1.X.jar will be located within your BuildTools folder.
    8. If at anytime you wish to update to the latest Craftbukkit/Spigot versions, simply re-run the "./BuildTools.sh" command.

    Linux Instructions
    1. Download and install OpenJDK and Git via the following command:
      • On Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install git openjdk-7-jdk
      • On CentOS: sudo yum install git java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel
    2. Create a new folder named "BuildTools" in the location of your choice
    3. Download the file "BuildTools.sh", and place it within your BuildTools folder: BuildTools.sh
    4. Run the command "sudo chmod 700 BuildTools.sh"
    5. Run the command "sudo ./BuildTools.sh"
    6. Craftbukkit/Spigot should now compile. Once complete, craftbukkit-1.X.jar and spigot-1.X.jar will be located within your BuildTools folder.
    7. If at anytime you wish to update to the latest Craftbukkit/Spigot versions, simply re-run the "sudo ./BuildTools.sh" command.
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