The System Management Console uses the Merlot XML Editor
to manage the Syscon plugins. The Merlot XML Editor has
been incorporated into the the Syscon download. You can
find more information about the Merlot XML Editor at
http://www.merlotxml.org.

To build the Syscon/Merlot Editor, download the source from 
http://prdownloads.sf.net/syscon/syscon-src-0.0.1.5.tar.gz 
to the desired installation drive.

Run the following commands:

  cd /your/install/directory               // changes to your installation directory
  export JAVA_HOME=/your/jdk/directory     // sets the JDK environment variable
  tar xvzf syscon-src-0.0.1.5.tar.gz          // unpacks the syscon tar file
  cd syscon/src/build                      // changes to the syscon build directory
  ant                                      // compiles the source code
  ant install                              // installs the Syscon and Merlot libraries
  ant run                                  // starts the Merlot XML Editor

After the Merlot XML Editor launches successfully, 
close the editor by choosing File->Quit.

To build the Syscon Configuration Editor Plugin,  download the source from
http://prdownloads.sf.net/syscon/ConfigEditor-src-0.2.1.0.tar.gz
to the desired installation drive.

Run the following commands:

  cd /your/install/directory               // changes to your installation directory
  export JAVA_HOME=/your/jdk/directory     // sets the JDK environment variable
  tar xvzf ConfigEditor_0.2.1.0.tar.gz     // unpacks the syscon tar file
  cd ConfigEditor/src/build                // changes to the plugin build directory

  Edit the build.xml file to               // sets the syscon home variable in 
  set the syscon home directory            // the ant build script
  (syscon.home) to 
  /your/install/directory/syscon

  ant                                      // compiles the source code
  ant install                              // installs the ConfigEditor and ConfigEditorAction
                                           //   plugins into the syscon plugin directory
  ant run                                  // starts the Merlot XML Editor with the Plugins 

  To launch the ConfigEditor Plugin,       // This launches the Syscon Configuration Editor with
  choose Plugins->                         //   a default configuration file
            Config Editor Action->
               Import System Configuration