[packman] [PM] datacrow 3.4.8-0.pm.1 (openSUSE 11.1/i586)

[Toni]

Am Freitag, 10. April 2009 schrieb Hartmut:
> Toni schrieb:
> > Am Donnerstag, 9. April 2009 schrieb:
> >> Toni schrieb:
> >>> Am Donnerstag, 9. April 2009 schrieb:
> >>>> Toni schrieb:
> >>>>>> I don't know the difference between gcj and opensdk, can not even
> >>>>>> tell which version is installed. The version of java which is
> >>>>>> installed worked properly with the version 3.4.4 of datacrow. It
> >>>>>> makes no difference, if I install java 1.6 or 1.7 ...
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Hartmut
> >>>>>
> >>>>> you need java-1.6 (from sun or openjdk)
> >>>>> and you must enable it with
> >>>>> update-alternatives --config java
> >>>>>
> >>>>> to select 1.6 instead of 1.5
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'm also wondering how you could install datacrow ...
> >>>>>
> >>>>> the package NEEDS java-1.6 and it is well defined as a requires:
> >>>>> Requires:		java >= 1.6
> >>>>>
> >>>>> so please don't force packages to your system, always use YaST and or
> >>>>> zypper to install packages.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It takes endless time to help in such cases if the basic rules for
> >>>>> administration are not followed by the user  :(
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -- have fun Toni
> >>>>
> >>>> 1.) I wrote: it makes no difference, if I install java 1.5 or 1.6
> >>>> 2.) I don't know how to "enable it with update-alternatives --config
> >>>> java"
> >>>
> >>> open a console
> >>> su root
> >>> <enter root-password>
> >>> update-alternatives --config java
> >>>
> >>> a screen similar to this should appear:
> >>> oc2pus:/home/toni # update-alternatives --config java
> >>>
> >>> There are 2 programs which provide `java'.
> >>>
> >>>   Selection    Command
> >>> -----------------------------------------------
> >>>       1        /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.5.0-sun/bin/java
> >>> *+    2        /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.6.0-sun/bin/java
> >>>
> >>> Enter to keep the default[*], or type selection number:
> >>>
> >>> select the version (in this case 2) and press "Enter"-key
> >>>
> >>>> 3.) I always use yast to install packages
> >>>
> >>> so java-1.6 must be installed.
> >>>
> >>>> 4.) If I use java 1.6 I cannot use TV-Browser, because it crashes very
> >>>> often 5.) from the Readme.txt of datacrow 3.4.8: "Data Crow needs
> >>>> Java: * JRE 1.5 or higher from Sun (http://java.sun.com/)"
> >>>
> >>> yes and no.
> >>> I compiled it with java-1.6 ... so you need java-1.6
> >>>
> >>> same for tvbrowser, it needs java-1.6
> >>
> >> If I install java 1.6, datacrow apears with this message:
> >>
> >> " Data Crow was unable to create the images directory. This indicates
> >> that the user running Data Crow has insufficient permissions. The user
> >> running Data Crow must have full control over the Data Crow folder and
> >> all if its sub directories."
> >>
> >> I have full control over my directory ./datacrow ...
> >> And if I delete ./datacrow it is created at startup and the message
> >> apears.
> >
> > delete $HOME/.datacrow
> > open a console and start datacrow with the command:
> > datacrow.sh
> >
> > and post me the output of the console.
> >
> > btw: you can write also in german if you prefer :)
> >
> > and please please: CC the mailinglist of packman for future answers.
>
> hartmut at Jupiter:~> datacrow.sh
>
> starting datacrow ...
> creating local working directory /home/hartmut/.datacrow ...
> changing to local working directory ~/.datacrow ...
> launching datacrow ...
> java virtual machine used: /usr/lib64/jvm/jre/bin/java
> classpath used:
> ./datacrow.jar:./help/:/usr/share/java/BrowserLauncher2-all.jar:/usr/share/
>java/hsqldb.jar:/usr/share/java/jaudiotagger.jar:/usr/share/java/JTattoo.jar
>:/usr/share/java/laf-plugin.jar:/usr/share/java/liquidlnf.jar:/usr/share/jav
>a/metadata-extractor.jar:/usr/share/java/skinlf.jar:/usr/share/java/jakarta-
>commons-logging.jar:/usr/share/java/log4j.jar:/usr/share/java/xalan-j2.jar:/
>usr/share/java/xalan-j2-serializer.jar:/usr/share/java/xerces-j2.jar:/usr/sh
>are/java/xsltc.jar:/usr/share/java/datacrow/lib/xml/commons-io-1.3.1.jar:/us
>r/share/java/datacrow/lib/xml/xmlgraphics-commons-1.2.jar:/usr/share/java/da
>tacrow/lib/xml/avalon-framework-4.2.0.jar:/usr/share/java/datacrow/lib/html/
>cobra.jar:/usr/share/java/datacrow/lib/html/js.jar:/usr/share/java/datacrow/
>lib/jacksum.jar:/usr/share/java/datacrow/lib/jetty/jetty-6.1.14.jar:/usr/sha
>re/java/datacrow/lib/jetty/core-3.1.1.jar:/usr/share/java/datacrow/lib/jetty
>/ant-1.6.5.jar:/usr/share/java/datacrow/lib/jetty/jetty-util-6.1.14.jar:/usr
>/sh
> are/java/datacrow/lib/jetty/jsp-api-2.1.jar:/usr/share/java/datacrow/lib/je
>tty/servlet-api-2.5-6.1.14.jar:/usr/share/java/datacrow/lib/jhall.jar:/usr/s
>hare/java/datacrow/lib/jebml.jar:/usr/share/java/datacrow/lib/openchart_1_2.
>jar:/usr/share/java/datacrow/datacrow.jar main class used:
> net.datacrow.core.DataCrow
> flags used: -Xmx1024m
> options used:
> arguments used: -dir:/home/hartmut/.datacrow
>
so the class version error is gone, seems you use the correct java version 
now.

So the remaining questions: 
datacrow started ? 
works ?
no more help needed ? 
problem solved ?

from the given output of the datacrow.sh script I guess the problem is solved.

> Hartmut



-- 
have fun
Toni