[Solved] Java / Opensource Program (StorYbook) crashes before loading...

[kyonides]

Hi, people. I downloaded an app that is supposed to help writers to organize the contents of their stories by dividing / showing everything according to the current character, scenario, storyline, etc. I guess this might be useful for other people, too. You can download it from here:

http://storybook.intertec.ch

There are a Linux and a Windows version.

I wondered if there is a minimal possibility that some else ever got a Java error message like the following one...

$ ./storybook.sh
starting ...                         
java.lang.Error: cannot happen                
 at java.lang.VMThrowable.fillInStackTrace (VMThrowable.java:native)
 at java.lang.VMThrowable.fillInStackTrace (VMThrowable.java:79)
 at java.lang.Throwable.fillInStackTrace (Throwable.java:498)
 at java.lang.Throwable.<init> (Throwable.java:159)
 at java.lang.Error.<init> (Error.java:81)
 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:517)
 at org.kaffe.jar.ExecJarName.main (ExecJarName.java:64)
 at org.kaffe.jar.ExecJar.main (ExecJar.java:57)
done.

I just need to type ./storybook.sh in order to run this app, and the first version I downloaded was quite good, no bugs, no crashes, but since I updated my Java version (one that included the -0ubuntu1 or something like that as a suffix) it just crashes and never opens... Before I updated Java (a version number with no ubuntu suffix) this never ever happened at all...

[jankushka]

Re: Java / Opensource Program (StorYbook) crashes before loading...

hi.

this app requires java6 in order to run.
it's stated in the requirements on their web site.

i dowloaded and test started the application.
no issues with sun java 6 or open jdk 6.
it doesn't start with sun java 5 (as expected).

please, open a konsole a post the result of:

update-java-alternatives -l

cheers.

ps:
i usually only keep sun java5, sun java6 and open jdk.
and get rid of all the rest.

[kyonides]

Re: Java / Opensource Program (StorYbook) crashes before loading...

Well, it's just as I said, I have this version...

java-6-sun 63 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun

So if the program is supposed to run under java 6, what's the real problem here? Is the program a rebel without a cause? He he he he.

[jankushka]

Re: Java / Opensource Program (StorYbook) crashes before loading...

your app runs no problems here.
so it's something in your environment.
if the following does not work

sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun
./storybook.sh

then i don't know.
hth

[kyonides]

Re: Java / Opensource Program (StorYbook) crashes before loading...

Well, this is the output I got from konsole. I hope someone may give some advice on this.

sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun                             
No alternatives for appletviewer.                                             
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update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/appletviewer             
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/apt                 
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/extcheck               
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/HtmlConverter            
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/idlj                 
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jarsigner              
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jar                 
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/javac                
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/javadoc               
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/javah                
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/javap                
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/java-rmi.cgi             
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jconsole               
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jdb                 
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jhat                 
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jinfo                
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jmap                 
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jps                 
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jrunscript              
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jsadebugd              
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jstack
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jstatd
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jstat
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/native2ascii
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/rmic
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/schemagen
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/serialver
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/wsgen
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/wsimport
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/xjc
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/ControlPanel' to provide 'ControlPanel'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java' to provide 'java'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java_vm' to provide 'java_vm'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/javaws' to provide 'javaws'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/jcontrol' to provide 'jcontrol'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/lib/jexec' to provide 'jexec'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/keytool' to provide 'keytool'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/orbd' to provide 'orbd'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/pack200' to provide 'pack200'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/policytool' to provide 'policytool'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/rmid' to provide 'rmid'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/rmiregistry' to provide 'rmiregistry'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/servertool' to provide 'servertool'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/tnameserv' to provide 'tnameserv'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/unpack200' to provide 'unpack200'.
No alternatives for firefox-javaplugin.so.
No alternatives for iceape-javaplugin.so.
No alternatives for iceweasel-javaplugin.so.
No alternatives for midbrowser-javaplugin.so.
No alternatives for mozilla-javaplugin.so.
No alternatives for xulrunner-1.9-javaplugin.so.
No alternatives for xulrunner-javaplugin.so.

[kyonides]

Re: [Solved] Java / Opensource Program (StorYbook) crashes before loading...

Well, I installed the OpenJDK Java 6 I found in Adept and now it runs the application mentioned on my first post. Thanks for your assistance.

[jankushka]

Re: [Solved] Java / Opensource Program (StorYbook) crashes before loading...

good
as long as it...just works
take care
cheers