Dear Group

I am trying to use GATE Embedded in an existing project but have encountered multiple problems in getting this set up.

I have a working version of GATE developer (8.5.1) installed on a Windows PC. I am using Maven.

I have tried to add the dependency

<dependency>

      <groupId>uk.ac.gate</groupId>

      <artifactId>gate-core</artifactId>

      <version>8.5.1</version>

      <scope>compile</scope>

    </dependency>

to the pom of my existing project and tried to run the test code below (and various other tests). The non-gate parts of the program run but there is no reaction to the GATE related commands.

try {

                          Gate.init();

                    } catch (GateException e2) {

                          // TODO Auto-generated catch block

                          e2.printStackTrace();

                    }

                    try {

                          Factory.newDocument("This is a document");

                    } catch (ResourceInstantiationException e2) {

                          // TODO Auto-generated catch block

                          e2.printStackTrace();

                    }

In earlier attempts (which I am unable to recreate) I received error messages that gate.home was not set and to use a -DGate.home command (or similar). I’m not sure where that needs to be done though.

I have tried using code in the project to System.setProperty("gate.home", "/some/directory"); but still get the error saying that hate.home is not set / can not be inferred. On Stackoverflow I have read that gate.home should point at the “plugins” folder (which I am not sure is right) and in other responses at the folder with the jars. I have tried all likely folders.

I note that in my install of GATE 8.5.1, there was no “plugins” folder and I have even tried adding one.

I have looked at the tutorials and wikis but have found no more detail on what folder this should be pointing at.

I have also tried importing the module 8 project in the developer tutorial and get similar error messages.

I am not that technical so it would be great to get some pointers that assume I know relatively little.

Thanks in advance

Jim