12.RC12 works fine for me when I compile from source on MacOS X 10.6.3. However, it does not launch when I try to launch the downloaded .jar on 10.5.8 JSE 5.0. I'll have to get home to try it on 10.6.3 from download.
The error involves a version number problem. I suspect it relates to the recent change in the required java version. Something is not consistent. Here is the log of the error messages. Sorry for the very long lines, but that is what the system console generates. Eric, you've definitely found something. Jonathan May 18 15:34:36 Chem-MacBook-Pro-Gutow [0x0-0xe80e8].com.apple.JarLauncher[3433]: Exception May 18 15:34:36 Chem-MacBook-Pro-Gutow [0x0-0xe80e8].com.apple.JarLauncher[3433]: in thread "main" May 18 15:34:36 Chem-MacBook-Pro-Gutow [0x0-0xe80e8].com.apple.JarLauncher[3433]: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: Bad version number in .class file May 18 15:34:36 Chem-MacBook-Pro-Gutow [0x0-0xe80e8].com.apple.JarLauncher[3433]: at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method) May 18 15:34:36 Chem-MacBook-Pro-Gutow [0x0-0xe80e8].com.apple.JarLauncher[3433]: at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:676) May 18 15:34:36 Chem-MacBook-Pro-Gutow [0x0-0xe80e8].com.apple.JarLauncher[3433]: at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:124) May 18 15:34:36 Chem-MacBook-Pro-Gutow [0x0-0xe80e8].com.apple.JarLauncher[3433]: at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:260) May 18 15:34:36 Chem-MacBook-Pro-Gutow [0x0-0xe80e8].com.apple.JarLauncher[3433]: at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:56) May 18 15:34:36 Chem-MacBook-Pro-Gutow [0x0-0xe80e8].com.apple.JarLauncher[3433]: at java.net.URLClassLoader $1.run(URLClassLoader.java:195) May 18 15:34:36 Chem-MacBook-Pro-Gutow [0x0-0xe80e8].com.apple.JarLauncher[3433]: at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) May 18 15:34:36 Chem-MacBook-Pro-Gutow [0x0-0xe80e8].com.apple.JarLauncher[3433]: at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:188) May 18 15:34:36 Chem-MacBook-Pro-Gutow [0x0-0xe80e8].com.apple.JarLauncher[3433]: at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:317) May 18 15:34:36 Chem-MacBook-Pro-Gutow [0x0-0xe80e8].com.apple.JarLauncher[3433]: at sun.misc.Launcher $AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:280) May 18 15:34:36 Chem-MacBook-Pro-Gutow [0x0-0xe80e8].com.apple.JarLauncher[3433]: at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:252) May 18 15:34:36 Chem-MacBook-Pro-Gutow [0x0-0xe80e8].com.apple.JarLauncher[3433]: at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:375) On May 18, 2010, at 2:25 PM, jmol-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 15:25:18 -0400 > From: Philip Bays <pb...@saintmarys.edu> > Subject: Re: [Jmol-users] RC9-11 nonstarters? > To: jmol-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <0de771da-4568-43e3-b540-5dbb1abae...@saintmarys.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Sorry about that. But 12.0.RC12 Jmol.Jar lunches fine for me. > > > On May 18, 2010, at 2:32 PM, Eric Martz wrote: > >> Thanks for the report, but what I need someone to test on OS X is >> 12.0.RC12 (or RC11). I just downloaded RC12 and it too fails to >> launch. Tests of RC12 Jmol.jar on Windows would also be welcome. >> Thanks, -Eric >> >> At 5/18/10, Philip Bays wrote: >>> MacBook Pro running 10.6.3. >>> I downloaded RC 11.9.36 and Jmol.jar launches just fine. I did not >>> play with it. >>> >>> Phil >>> >>> On May 18, 2010, at 10:22 AM, Eric Martz wrote: >>> >>>> I did three separate downloads for RC9, RC10, RC11. None worked. At >>>> the same time, I downloaded 11.8.24 and it worked. So I don't think >>>> it was a random corrupted file. Can someone else using a Mac please >>>> try the *application* from RC11? -Eric >>> Dr. Jonathan H. Gutow Chemistry Department gu...@uwosh.edu UW-Oshkosh Office:920-424-1326 800 Algoma Boulevard FAX:920-424-2042 Oshkosh, WI 54901 http://www.uwosh.edu/facstaff/gutow ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list Jmol-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users