The changes in Oracles Java 1.8 is significant. Earlier compiled versions of Adito (also called OpenVPN-ALS) is no longer valid and needs to be recompiled.
If you want to make Adito work on Java 1.8 or newer, follow the guide or download the SVN-installer with signed applet from here.
Please note that description is for Windows users, but the code-changes in step 5 can be implemented to Linux for correct compile.
| Download the JDK from here:Â http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html |
| (Version tested was Java SE Development Kit 8u45; Windows x86; filename: jdk-8u45-windows-i586.exe) |
| Add your JDK-directory\bin to your PATH-settings. If you are unfamiliar, please read this guide: https://www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/ehchua/programming/howto/JDK_Howto.html |
| Typical installation directory: %programfiles%\Java\jdk1.8.0_45 |
The JDK will also install the JRE (Java Run time), so a simple test after installation is to run “java.exe -version” in a command-prompt
| The SVN-version of Adito can be downloaded from the sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/p/openvpn-als/code/HEAD/tarball |
| (If you are having trouble getting the version, try downloading TortoiseSVN: http://tortoisesvn.net/downloads.html
Then use the SVN-link to get the R706 version: svn://svn.code.sf.net/p/openvpn-als/code/adito/trunk ) |
| Typical installation directory: c:\adito |
| Adito project is setup to use ANT for compilation. Download ANT from here: https://ant.apache.org/bindownload.cgi |
| (Tested version was apache-ant-1.9.4-bin.zip). Add the c:\ant\bin directory to the PATH-variable in system. As earlier done in the JDK installation. |
| Â Typical installation directory: c:\ant |
You can test ANT by typing “ant -version” in the command-prompt. It should state “Apache Ant(TM) version 1.9.4 compiled on April 29 2014”.
|  In the JDK-directory %programfiles%\Java\jdk1.8.0_45\lib\ locate the the “tools.jar” file
Copy tools.jar to 2 destinations: c:\adito\lib %programfiles%\Java\jre1.8.0_45\lib |
| ANT uses the build.xml files to compile each component. Adito source is old and are unaware of java version later than 1.2. Changes made are compile-parameters that will ensure that java 1.8 is targeted. |
| Find build.xml files in these directories and change target=”1.x” to target=”1.8″:
C:\adito\clientcerts\build.xml, line 88 C:\adito\maverick-crypto\build.xml, line 40 C:\adito\maverick-multiplex\build.xml, line 62 C:\adito\maverick-ssl\build.xml, line 83 and 150 C:\adito\maverick-util\build.xml, line 43 C:\adito\ui\build.xml, line 118 |
Save all the files and you’re ready to compile.
| Open a command-prompt and go to directory c:\adito, enter command: “ANT -projecthelp”
A list of commands will be shown: clean             Removes compiled files compile           Compile Adito. console           Starts the Adito server in the foreground display all output to the console dist              Create an executable, ready to distribute version of Adito help              Displays some help. install           Run the Adito installation wizard. The server must not be running. install-agent     Install Adito Agent. install-service   Install Adito as a service. javadoc           Generate javadocs for everything start             Starts the Adito in the background start-using-java  Starts the Adito in the foreground without the OS-dependent wrapper stop              Stops the running Adito. Note, this currently does not work on all platforms. sysinfo           Display some system information uninstall-service Uninstall Adito service. |
| Write then “ant compile” to compile. It should end after a minute or two with:
BUILD SUCCESSFUL Total time: 51 seconds |
Please ignore the warnings and others messages during compile. It did not cause any problems with my installation.
Messages like “[javac] warning: [options] source value 1.5 is obsolete and will be removed in a future release” could potential be failing in the future.
To run the installer and first-time setup type: “ant install”. To run Adito normal just run “ant” in the directory, it is the same as “ant start-using-java”.
Wrapper does not work as expected, but my updated installer fixes that.
Please note that a Adito for Java 1.8-installer version is on its way, just waiting for a updated cert.
Hi Lars,
I followed your instructions and compiled under Linux (latest debian).
It runs and I can configure and start the server. After logging in however I can’t seem to start the Agent.
It show the following error on the webpage:
An error has occured. Please review the exception text below.
No application extension.
Am I correct to assume that the agent is not compiled somehow? Or am I missing something else?
Regards,
Jan
As a follow up: In the extension manager I see Adito Active directory, Adito Unix and Adito network places with a green dot next to it. With a red ‘forbidden’ sign next ot it I see Adito Tunnels, Adito Applications and Adito Web forwards.
Best regards,
Jan
Hi Jan, linux is not my strong side. Please read the https://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Adito for setup. I recommended using a Windows box for your Adito install 🙂