[brailleblaster] Re: I broke some of the paths, how can I fix them

  • From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:39:59 -0600

Alex,

There are no 32-bit and 64-bit jars except swt.jar All the others are 
pure Java. You can specify a classpath on the line that calls java. It 
will be added to the one that BrailleBlaster uses internally.

I'll have more to say after I look at your mockup.

John

On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 08:23:07PM -0800, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
> Hi John,
> 
> I don't wish to mix 32-bit and 64-bit native libraries.
> 
> Can you pass in a class path and use it at the same time as the "lib" 
> directory for storing Java jars?
> 
> Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Regards,
> Alex,
> 
> 
> On 2011-01-31, at 7:11 PM, John J. Boyer wrote:
> 
> > Java is supposed to be compile once, run anywhere. The jar files are 
> > platform-independent except for the swt.jar which includes native 
> > libraries. I'm not sure, but I think that if the native libraries are 
> > compiled for 32 bits they will work on 64 bits, with perhaps a small 
> > drop in performance. 
> > 
> > John
> > 
> > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 11:54:59AM -0800, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
> >> Hi John,
> >> 
> >> Let me get something straight. There are different versions of the Jars 
> >> found in the "lib" directory for 32-bit and 64-bit platforms, right?
> >> 
> >> Regards,
> >> Alex,
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On 2011-01-31, at 11:44 AM, John J. Boyer wrote:
> >> 
> >>> You will have to change org.brailleblaster.BBIni.java Change 
> >>> nativeLibraryPath. If you moved the library with the jar files you will 
> >>> have to give a classpath Could you avoid this problem? Porting should be 
> >>> as simple as possible.
> >>> 
> >>> John
> >>> 
> >>> On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 11:12:36AM -0800, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
> >>>> Hi All,
> >>>> 
> >>>> Whe I was building my latest edition of my Braille Blaster mock up, I 
> >>>> moved the "lib" and "native" subdirectories.
> >>>> 
> >>>> What do I need to pass in at the command-line to get BB to work again?
> >>>> 
> >>>> Your help with this is greatly appreciated.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>> Alex,
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> Alex Jurgensen,
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> >>> 
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> >>> Developing software for people with disabilities
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >> 
> > 
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> > John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
> > Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> > http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> > Madison, Wisconsin USA
> > Developing software for people with disabilities
> > 
> > 
> 

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