Simple Java AWT based Chat Client and Server

This option can be used if someone wants to make modifications in the source and then build it from that.

Checkout the latest code from the svn.
This page can give you more information on how to:
http://www.assembla.com/spaces/java_chatserver/trac_subversion_tool

After code is on your local machine next steps are pretty easy:
1. copy file build.properties.example to build.properties in the same working directory.
    note*: the build.properties.example would be in the base directory in which you checked out the source.
2. modify the contents of the file build.properties, if needed. (The file is well commented to tell you what each property means.
3. Run the ant default target (this is everything). You would have to run:
    ant everything from the same directory where build.xml is using the command prompt.
4. The executable jars would be placed in $basedir/dist directory.
     follow this link to start using the software: www.assembla.com/wiki/show/java_chatserver/Using_the_software

Note: make sure that variable ANT_HOME set in the envrionment variables of your machine

Integrating with eclipse IDE

If you are using eclipse then you can do all the above steps from the eclipse itself.
To import the project in eclipse open eclipse and choose the import existing projects into workspace option.
Browse to the base directory and click Finish to import.

Note*: the scource is checked in with .project and .classpath file used by the eclipse.