Re: Needed : Apple //gs test subjects

[magnusfalkirk <dean.phares@gmail.com>]

On Jan 13, 10:35 pm, magnusfalkirk <dean.pha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 13, 10:18 pm, BLuRry <brendan.rob...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Jan 13, 10:07 pm, magnusfalkirk <dean.pha...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > On Jan 13, 8:59 pm, BLuRry <brendan.rob...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > I have this software I've been working on again for a few weeks, and
> > > > after some struggle this week have a beta that needs testing on real
> > > > hardware.  The problem?  I don't have a //gs (rom1 or 3) and need to
> > > > know if this works.
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> > > > The software?  Apple Game Server, juiced up with a graphical hi-res
> > > > menu at that.
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> > > > For the willing, you will need to have a Java 6 (preferably, but 5
> > > > should work) runtime installed and have the ability to transmit data
> > > > between your java-running machine and your //gs.  A quick test would
> > > > be to set the //gs port to 7-bit (so hi-order is stripped) and type
> > > > in#2 <return> pr#2 and see if you can get some fun applesoft goodness
> > > > from a com window on the other end.
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> > > > The rest I can provide shortly.  Just let me know you're willing to
> > > > give it a shot and, potentially, help fix bugs (they shouldn't be
> > > > major ones at this point).
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> > > > This release wouldn't have been possible without Nick Westgate's help
> > > > in... well... pretty much every aspect of optimizing the code, testing
> > > > and debugging.  If you're out in his neck of the woods, buy 'em a beer
> > > > for me would ya?
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> > > > Thank you for your help in advance!!  :-D
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> > > > ][ Infinitum!
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> > > > -B
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> > > I'd be willing to volunteer, since I think I instigated this ;-) , but
> > > I don't think I have the right Java for the job. My Mac Mini is a G4
> > > running OS 10.4.11.
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> > > Dean
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> > Would this work?http://support.apple.com/downloads/Java_for_Mac_OS_X_10_4_Release_5
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> > Also, you'll need RXTX libraries installed -- this is the same as you
> > would have to do to get ADT Pro working -- so that might be a good
> > place to start getting your environment ready.
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> > -B
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> I may already have that version of Java installed, I'll have to check
> it when I get home. I do have the RXTX libraries installed, since I
> use ADTPro. If that all meets your minimum requirement to run this
> version of AGS then feel free to send it my way and I'll let you know
> how it works.
>
> Dean

Okay, I've downloaded and installed the latest version of Java for the
Mac, Java for OS X 10.4.11 Release 7. When I try to launch AGS I get
an error message "The jar file "ags.jar" couldn't be launched. Check
the Console for possible error messages. When I open up the Console
here is the error message I see:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException:
InputStream cannot be null
	at javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder.parse(DocumentBuilder.java:94)
	at ags.game.Games.parseConfiguration(Games.java:139)
	at ags.game.Games.readFromFile(Games.java:74)
	at ags.Main.main(Main.java:74)

Any clue what is going on and how to fix it? I'd really like to try
AGS on my GS, since I was the one who asked if it could be made to run
on the GS. I'm using a Mac Mini G4/1.42GHz with 512MB RAM.

Dean