The MacSnowLeopardInstallBug page probably won't help much. I'd guess the problem Charley is seeing is not because j602/bin/jwd cannot find Java, or is finding the "wrong" Java, but because an initialisation process is timing out on what is (perhaps?) an old machine (32-bit).
Googling the error message: http://www.google.com/search?btnG=1&pws=0&q=%22Failed+to+get+Java+Metrics%22 ...shows that the problem has emerged before. And has needed to be fixed by a new j602/bin/j.jar file. One quick thing Charley could try is to download the j.jar file offered here: http://www.jsoftware.com/download/j.jar (following: http://old.nabble.com/Re%3A-Failed-to-get-Java-metrics-p19247269s24193.html --somewhat old info, now) and see if it makes any difference if used in place of: j602/bin/j.jar. But Eric or Chris will know better than I. Ian On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 3:57 PM, bob therriault <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi charley, > > Ian Clark suggested a fix to Snow Leopard challenges for J602 in the wiki > http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/System/Installation/Mac/MacSnowLeopardInstallBug > . It is not exactly the problem you are describing but may move you along > the path. I have seen the 'failed to get Java metrics' message as well > occasionally, but the second attempt at opening J usually works. This is of > course is in contravention of the universal rule of repeating the same > actions and expecting different results. > > Cheers, bob > > On 2010-11-26, at 6:57 AM, Hine Charles wrote: > >> Kind Sirs; >> >> Reposting w/o pictures of "Failed to get Java Metrics" message window, and >> Java Preferences General Window. >> >> I cannot run j602 on 32 bit Macintosh MacBook Pro, running OS X 10.6.5. >> >> Apple has apparently relocated the Java Virtual Machine, and 'depricated' >> JVM support, whatever that means. I would guess that each IDE will have to >> package its own JVM, but I am not in the software business. >> http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#releasenotes/Java/JavaSnowLeopardUpdate3LeopardUpdate8RN/NewandNoteworthy/NewandNoteworthy.html%23//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40010380-CH4-SW1 >> Java SE 6 Locations The location of the Java SE 6 runtime home has >> changed to/System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home. >> JDK bundles provided via the Developer package, developer previews, and 3rd >> party JVMs should be installed in/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines or >> ~/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines. Developer previews of Java can now be >> installed and uninstalled without affecting the system JVM(s). >> >> Java IDEs In testing, some Java IDEs have shown problems navigating >> into the new JDK bundle structure, and persisting the location of the new >> JDK bundles. Some IDEs may have to change how they prompt users to locate a >> JVM on Mac OS X, and should ideally present a list of JVMs generated from >> /usr/libexec/java_home --xml, which outputs each discovered JVM, and orders >> them according to the user's order in Java Preferences. >> Java Deprecation As of the release of Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 3, >> the Java runtime ported by Apple and that ships with Mac OS X is deprecated. >> Developers should not rely on the Apple-supplied Java runtime being present >> in future versions of Mac OS X. >> When I try to load j602 I get "Failed to get Java metrics", and j602 >> execution aborts. The Java Preferences panel is not as was described in a >> previous jsoftware general email. >> >> Is there a way for me to redirect j602 to the current location of the Java >> Virtual Machine, or for me to invoke the JVM prior to loading j602? >> >> Thanks for any assistance you can give me. >> >> charley hine >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
