This covers basic use of hps-java, without compiling or building anything.

System requirements: Java 1.7

Downloading the release

Browse the Maven repository at http://lcsim.org/maven2/org/lcsim/hps-java/ and go to the last non-snapshot version (e.g. http://lcsim.org/maven2/org/lcsim/hps-java/1.6/). Download the file ending with "-bin.jar" (e.g. http://lcsim.org/maven2/org/lcsim/hps-java/1.6/hps-java-1.6-bin.jar).