install lift with scala 2.8, sbt & jrebel 30. Aug 2010
Here’s how to get Lift running with Scala 2.8, SBT and JRebel on Mac OS X:
1) Download and install the JRebel nightly
$ wget --referer \
http://www.zeroturnaround.com/jrebel/next-releases/ \
http://www.zeroturnaround.com/downloads/jrebel-nightly-nosetup.zip
$ sudo unzip -d /usr/share/java jrebel-nightly-nosetup.zip
$ cd /usr/share/java
$ export JREBEL=jrebel-nightly-`date "+%Y-%m-%d"`
$ sudo mv jrebel $JREBEL
$ sudo ln -s $JREBEL/jrebel.jar jrebel.jar
2) Request a JRebel Scala license and copy it to the JRebel directory
$ sudo cp javarebel.lic /usr/share/java/$JREBEL
3) Install the Simple Build Tool via MacPorts.
$ sudo port install sbt
4) Edit the SBT launcher script (at /opt/local/bin/sbt)
JREBELJAR="/usr/share/java/jrebel.jar"
JAVA_OPTS="-Xmx512M -noverify"
exec java $JAVA_OPTS -javaagent:"$JREBELJAR" \
-jar "$LAUNCHJAR" $QUOTED_ARGS
5) Clone the SBT prototype of Lift to your development directory
$ git clone http://github.com/lift/lift_21_sbt.git
6) Comment in the following line in project/build/LiftProject.scala
override def scanDirectories = Nil
7) Change to the project root directory and start SBT with automatic redeployment
$ sbt
> update
> jetty-run
> ~ prepare-webapp
8) Open http://localhost:8080/ in your favorite browser
9) Make a change to src/main/webapp/index.html and refresh your browser
10) Enjoy productivity!
