(sorry the last reply was html. I hate Outlook Express and all M$ s/w ) I downloaded the binary version and all I have to do is: java -jar batik-squiggle.jar
If you are building from source, try: ./build.sh dist-tgz This should give you the binary distribution. hth, -Sumeet > -----Original Message----- > From: John Griessen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 3:32 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: using squiggle, java classpath strategy > > > Hi, > > I'm learning by doing, and have gone through the > batik install from source process and run squiggle. It takes > 37 seconds > to start it each time that way...so I found the target list > of build.sh > and built dist-zip and got .jar files. I moved those to > /usr/local/classes/batik-1.5 > and set the classpath to the dir some jar files are in and nothing. > > Then I read that that is normal classpath behavior. > > So, my question to you all is: > > Is it better to copy or move the generated classes directory > tree contents to your basic > /usr/local/classes directory so as to have shorter classpath= > environment variables, > or is it somehow preferable to have a long classpath= > pointing to many of > the .jar files generated? Each is going to have a compile > step. Each is likely to require > a copy from the build dir to the dirs on the classpath. Do > you all prefer to just put the > build dirs of code youare changing on your classpath? The > tutorials on classpath say > to avoid confusion and keep them short or use jwhich and such > tools to sort out confusion... > > Thanks for any hints, > > JG > > -- > John Griessen Cibolo Design Austin Texas > EE good at IR systems, power supplies, logic design, A2D D2A, > digital amps, > mechatronics, SiGe and CMOS layout, MEMS/mech/electronic/photonic > modeling, charge pump PV/battery/fuel cell power converters, > linux counter #249315 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]