I haven't confirmed this so haven't updated your instructions below, but I
suspect that in E. if you haven't done a 'update' jpkg '' then the result of a
'status' will be something like "Local JAL information has never been updated."
I think it should read:
E. load 'pacman'
'update' jpkg ''
[Updating server catalog...]
[Status info]
'upgrade' jpkg ''
[Upgrades of base library and ide/jhs]
[Status info]
> From: Dan Bron
>
> OK, to get J7 + GTK IDE working on Windows 64 bit (Windows 7, in my
> case), here are the steps I think are necessary:
>
> A. Running as an Administrator throughout.
>
> B. On my Windows 7, 64-bit machine, removed all traces of
> previous J7s.
>
> C. Downloaded J701abeta for Win64 from jsoftware.com.
> http://jsoftware.com/download/j701abeta_win64.exe .
>
> D. Installed it as "System" under Program Files
>
> a. When I selected "System install", J incorrectly put
> itself at C:\Program Files (x86)\j64-701 and didn't
> give me the choice to change locations.
>
> b. I manually moved this to C:\Program Files\J701abeta
> as "Program Files" is the appropriate root for
> native 64-bit programs; "... (x86)" is for legacy
> 32-bit programs. "J701abeta" instead of "j64-701"
> is just my preference.
>
> c. I updated all the icons J installed to point to this
> new directory.
>
> d. After that, J didn't seem to mind this change, and
> appropriately reported C:\Program Files\J701abeta
> for jpath'~install'
>
> E. Started jconsole, and installed and updated the base library:
>
> load'pacman'
> 'status' jpkg''
> Local JAL information was last updated: 22 Nov 2010
> 10:44:14
> No addons are installed.
> There is a newer version of the base library.
>
> 'upgrade' jpkg 'base library'
> Installing 1 package
> Downloading base library...
> Installing base library...
> Done.
> No addons are installed.
> The base library is up to date.
>
> F. Restarted jconsole, installed & upgraded all Addons
> (including GTK)
>
> JVERSION
> Engine: j701/beta/2009-12-06/14:40
> Library: 7.01.008
> Platform: Win 64
> Installer: j701 beta
> InstallPath: c:/program files/j701abeta
>
>
> getgtkbin ''
> [...snip lots of downloading & inflating...]
>
> install 'all'
> Updating server catalog...
>
> G. Shutdown jconsole, downloaded the working GTK binaries
> from http://www.jsoftware.com/download/lib64/gtk64.tgz
> and untar it and untar under the folder jpath '~install/gtk'
>
> H. Shutdown jconsole, pinned an icon to my taskbar that runs
> jconsole gtkide & ran that icon.
>
> I. Using the menu, navigated to Edit>Configure>Folders
> and appended the line:
> snap ~temp/snap
> to folders.cfg. Saved.
>
> J. Restarted J GTK IDE.
>
> CAVEAT: I have not tried this from scratch yet. I will try to do so
> when I get some time. Meanwhile, can anyone else comment on the above,
> and in particular can anyone else with a Windows 64 system test it out
> & confirm or deny whether it works? And if not, make corrections as
> appropriate?
>
> Please don't just send deltas, send the whole corrected list of
> instructions. Similarly, if upgrades are made to JAL or the J7
> installer to consolidate or facilitate some of these steps, please
> update the instructions as appropriate & repost the entire list.
>
> -Dan
>
>
>
>
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