+1 Visual Studio provides the best debugger and losing that would be very sad.
If we didn’t require Cygwin the build would also be faster!
Chris
On Oct 24, 2014, at 9:00 PM, Scott Palmer <swpal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Jettisoning the MS tools would be a bad idea. The Visual Studio compiler or
> the Intel compiler are really the only reasonable options for building native
> code on Windows. I'm not aware of any professional programmer that uses GCC
> on Windows... Not because GCC is bad, the Windows ports just aren't capable
> of compiling against a real Windows SDK. The MinGW tools come with their own
> headers to try to work around this, but the last time I checked, it just
> didn't work well enough.
>
> That said,I think the right approach in the long term is to move the build to
> use Gradle's support for C and C++. It supports the MS compiler as well as
> MinGW on Windows and all the popular compilers on other platforms. If we
> combined that with the ability to build just the 32bit JDK when running with
> the MS compiler, it would offer a decent solution for those using free tools
> on Windows.
>
> Another goal should be to remove the requirement for Cygwin as it can cause
> its own set of problems. I'm not sure what it is used for that can't be done
> with Gradle and/or pure java libraries directly.
>
> Scott
>
>> On Oct 24, 2014, at 2:05 PM, Richard Steiger <rstei...@ensemblesoft.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Stephen,
>>
>> Sorry for the mis-communication: in my original message, I was able to do
>> incremental java compilation, but hadn't tried to do the full build, since
>> hadn't made changes to any of the native code. Your reply straighted me out,
>> that I need to be doing full builds to pick-up changes in either the cpp or
>> low-level java code. I haven't been able to get the native builds to work,
>> without it failing in either the cpp compiler or linker.
>>
>> I still could use a hand to get working tooling.
>>
>> Also, care to comment whether there's any plan to jetisson the MS tools in
>> the openjfx project, or at least align it with openjdk9's build system?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -rjs
>>
>>> On 10/24/2014 10:43 AM, Stephen F Northover wrote:
>>> Hi Richard,
>>>
>>> Your previous email indicated that you could build, but that you can't see
>>> the shared libraries.
>>>
>>> Please try adding this the VM Arguments of your Eclipse launch
>>> configuration:
>>>
>>> -Djava.library.path=${workspace_loc:rt}/build/sdk/rt/bin
>>> -Djavafx.verbose=true
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Steve
>>>
>>>> On 2014-10-24, 1:31 PM, Richard Steiger wrote:
>>>> To recap a message I sent to the list on 9/12, I'm a newbie to JavaFX, and
>>>> hoping to be able to contribute, initially fixing bugs.
>>>>
>>>> Stephen, I'm attempting to follow the instructions at:
>>>> https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/OpenJFX/Using+an+IDE, and have found
>>>> that the Visual Studio tools it calls out don't include the amd64 tools,
>>>> have struggled to adapt win.gradle to VS 2011, and otherwise dulled my
>>>> pick. Also, when comparing the above instructions to openjdk9's build
>>>> setup, I'm also wondering whether someone's revised the openjfx win build
>>>> to use gcc, MinGW, Code::Blocks, clang++, or any other toolset besides the
>>>> MS crud.
>>>>
>>>> Rather than dragging y'all through the blow-by-blow challenges I've been
>>>> getting hit with, what I'm hoping is that one of you who's actively
>>>> developing on a 64-bit Windows 7+ environment is willing to lend a hand to
>>>> get me set-up with a working rig. Please reply to just me if you're
>>>> willing to help, I think I just need a few minutes here and there to pick
>>>> the right tools, verify I'm working against the correct repo, etc.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>
>>>> -rjs
>>>>
>>>>> On 9/12/2014 2:40 PM, Stephen F Northover wrote:
>>>>> Hi Richard,
>>>>>
>>>>> Did you follow the instructions at this link:
>>>>> https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/OpenJFX/Using+an+IDE ?
>>>>>
>>>>> You are picking up a set of shared libraries that do not match the java
>>>>> code you are running in the IDE. You need to set java.library.path.
>>>>> It's on the wiki and I meant to update it to be something sensible. My
>>>>> build puts the dll's in an artifacts directory:
>>>>>
>>>>> -Djava.library.path=${workspace_loc:rt}/../artifacts/sdk/rt/bin
>>>>>
>>>>> You will need to edit this expression to pick up the dll's from the
>>>>> standard build place (which I forget right now).
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2014-09-12, 5:31 PM, Richard Steiger wrote:
>>>>>> I'm a newbie to JavaFX, and hoping to be able to contribute down the
>>>>>> road once I learn much more about it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To that end, I've been trying to get 8u-dev eclipse projects setup on a
>>>>>> Win7 box so I can start stepping through the code. The current
>>>>>> show-stopper is getting UnsatisfiedLinkErrors when the system is trying
>>>>>> to access dlls, such as glass.dll.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My rig:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> * jdk1.8.0_05
>>>>>> * eclipse-SDK-N20140722-2000-win32-x86_64 (Mars stable build, has fix
>>>>>> for StackOverflow bug in eclipse j8 compiler)
>>>>>> * hg clone of 8u-dev as of 8/26
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Setup:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> * ran the gradle build (successfully)
>>>>>> * imported the eclipse projects in the repo, all cleanly compile (but
>>>>>> had to fix cross-project links and manually locate and attach 3p libs)
>>>>>> * removed javafx.* and related JavaFX sources from JAVA_HOME/src
>>>>>> * moved jfxrt.jar to a cache directory
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Failure situation:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> * attempting to launch jfx apps under eclipse debugger
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The following console output is typical of what I'm running into (with
>>>>>> -verbose:jni on the command line):
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.lang.Object.registerNatives ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method java.lang.Object.hashCode]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method java.lang.Object.wait]
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>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method java.lang.System.arraycopy]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.lang.Thread.registerNatives ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method java.lang.Thread.start0]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method java.lang.Thread.stop0]
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>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method java.lang.Thread.dumpThreads]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method java.lang.Thread.setNativeName]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method
>>>>>> java.security.AccessController.getStackAccessControlContext ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method
>>>>>> java.security.AccessController.getInheritedAccessControlContext ... JNI]
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>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method java.lang.Class.getName0]
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>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method
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>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.lang.Float.floatToRawIntBits ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.lang.Double.doubleToRawLongBits ...
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>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.lang.System.initProperties ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method sun.misc.VM.initialize ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.lang.Runtime.maxMemory ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.io.FileInputStream.initIDs ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.io.FileDescriptor.initIDs ... JNI]
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>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.getAddress]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.putAddress]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.allocateMemory]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.reallocateMemory]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.freeMemory]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.objectFieldOffset]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.staticFieldOffset]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.staticFieldBase]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.ensureClassInitialized]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.arrayBaseOffset]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.arrayIndexScale]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.addressSize]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.pageSize]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.lang.Throwable.fillInStackTrace ...
>>>>>> JNI]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.getObject]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.putObject]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.getObjectVolatile]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.putObjectVolatile]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.getBoolean]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.putBoolean]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.getBooleanVolatile]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.putBooleanVolatile]
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>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.putByte]
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>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.putShortVolatile]
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>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.putLong]
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>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.putLongVolatile]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.getFloat]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.putFloat]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.getFloatVolatile]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.putFloatVolatile]
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>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.putDouble]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.getDoubleVolatile]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.putDoubleVolatile]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.getByte]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.putByte]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.getShort]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.putShort]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.getChar]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.putChar]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.getInt]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.putInt]
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>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.putLong]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.getFloat]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.putFloat]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.getDouble]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.putDouble]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.getAddress]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.putAddress]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.allocateMemory]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.reallocateMemory]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.freeMemory]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.objectFieldOffset]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.staticFieldOffset]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.staticFieldBase]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.ensureClassInitialized]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.arrayBaseOffset]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.arrayIndexScale]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.addressSize]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.pageSize]
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>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.allocateInstance]
>>>>>> [Registering JNI native method sun.misc.Unsafe.monitorEnter]
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>>>>>> JNI]
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>>>>>> java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged ... JNI]
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>>>>>> java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.findBuiltinLib ... JNI]
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>>>>>> JNI]
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>>>>>> JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method
>>>>>> java.io.WinNTFileSystem.getLastModifiedTime ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.util.zip.ZipFile.open ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.util.zip.ZipFile.getTotal ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.util.zip.ZipFile.startsWithLOC ...
>>>>>> JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.util.zip.ZipFile.getEntry ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.util.zip.ZipFile.getEntryFlag ...
>>>>>> JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.util.zip.ZipFile.getEntryTime ...
>>>>>> JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.util.TimeZone.getSystemTimeZoneID
>>>>>> ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.util.zip.CRC32.updateBytes ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.util.zip.ZipFile.getEntryCrc ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.util.zip.ZipFile.getEntrySize ...
>>>>>> JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.util.zip.ZipFile.getEntryCSize ...
>>>>>> JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.util.zip.ZipFile.getEntryMethod ...
>>>>>> JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.util.zip.ZipFile.getEntryBytes ...
>>>>>> JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.util.zip.ZipFile.freeEntry ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.util.zip.Inflater.initIDs ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.util.zip.Inflater.init ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.util.zip.Inflater.inflateBytes ...
>>>>>> JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.util.zip.ZipFile.read ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.util.zip.Inflater.reset ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method
>>>>>> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.lang.Class.isInstance ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method
>>>>>> java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method com.sun.prism.d3d.D3DPipeline.nInit ...
>>>>>> JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method
>>>>>> com.sun.prism.d3d.D3DPipeline.nGetAdapterCount ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.lang.System.identityHashCode ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method
>>>>>> com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication.initIDs ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method
>>>>>> com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._setClassLoader ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._init
>>>>>> ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method
>>>>>> com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._runLoop ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method
>>>>>> com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication.staticScreen_getScreens ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method
>>>>>> com.sun.prism.d3d.D3DPipeline.nGetAdapterOrdinal ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method
>>>>>> com.sun.prism.d3d.D3DResourceFactory.nGetContext ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method
>>>>>> com.sun.prism.d3d.D3DContext.nSetBlendEnabled ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method
>>>>>> com.sun.prism.d3d.D3DContext.nSetDeviceParametersFor2D ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method
>>>>>> com.sun.prism.d3d.D3DResourceFactory.nGetMaximumTextureSize ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method
>>>>>> com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinTimer._getMinPeriod ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method
>>>>>> com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinTimer._getMaxPeriod ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method
>>>>>> com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._submitForLaterInvocation ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinTimer._start ...
>>>>>> JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.lang.Throwable.getStackTraceDepth
>>>>>> ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.lang.Throwable.getStackTraceElement
>>>>>> ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.io.FileOutputStream.writeBytes ...
>>>>>> JNI]
>>>>>> Exception in Application start method
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method
>>>>>> com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._terminateLoop ... JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinTimer._stop ...
>>>>>> JNI]
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method com.sun.prism.d3d.D3DPipeline.nDispose
>>>>>> ... JNI]
>>>>>> java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
>>>>>> at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
>>>>>> at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.launchApplicationWithArgs(LauncherImpl.java:363)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.launchApplication(LauncherImpl.java:303)
>>>>>> at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
>>>>>> at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483)
>>>>>> at sun.launcher.LauncherHelper$FXHelper.main(LauncherHelper.java:767)
>>>>>> Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Exception in Application start
>>>>>> method
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.launchApplication1(LauncherImpl.java:875)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.lambda$0(LauncherImpl.java:157)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl$$Lambda$47/895947612.run(Unknown
>>>>>> Source)
>>>>>> at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
>>>>>> Caused by: java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError:
>>>>>> com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._getHighContrastTheme()Ljava/lang/String;
>>>>>> at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._getHighContrastTheme(Native
>>>>>> Method)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication.getHighContrastTheme(WinApplication.java:261)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.QuantumToolkit.getThemeName(QuantumToolkit.java:1512)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl._setPlatformUserAgentStylesheet(PlatformImpl.java:689)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.setPlatformUserAgentStylesheet(PlatformImpl.java:545)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.setDefaultPlatformUserAgentStylesheet(PlatformImpl.java:509)
>>>>>> at javafx.scene.control.Control.<clinit>(Control.java:87)
>>>>>> at net.ess.newTools.HtmlEditor.start(HtmlEditor.java:54)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.lambda$6(LauncherImpl.java:821)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl$$Lambda$50/1113966589.run(Unknown
>>>>>> Source)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$6(PlatformImpl.java:326)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl$$Lambda$43/2008362258.run(Unknown
>>>>>> Source)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$18(PlatformImpl.java:295)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl$$Lambda$46/1820470793.run(Unknown
>>>>>> Source)
>>>>>> at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$5(PlatformImpl.java:294)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl$$Lambda$44/760563749.run(Unknown
>>>>>> Source)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> com.sun.glass.ui.InvokeLaterDispatcher$Future.run(InvokeLaterDispatcher.java:95)
>>>>>> at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._runLoop(Native Method)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication.lambda$4(WinApplication.java:100)
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication$$Lambda$36/1622006612.run(Unknown
>>>>>> Source)
>>>>>> ... 1 more
>>>>>> Exception running application net.ess.newTools.HtmlEditor
>>>>>> [Dynamic-linking native method java.lang.Shutdown.halt0 ... JNI]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On the assumption that the VM is failing to load some dll, I've tried
>>>>>> numerous means for letting eclipse know the load library path, including
>>>>>>
>>>>>> * passing "-Djava.library.path=" on the VM's command-line using ,
>>>>>> pointing to the JDK's bin dir, and the JavaFX2.1 install's bin dir
>>>>>> (where all dlls appear to live)
>>>>>> * setting the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment var to both of the above dirs
>>>>>> * adding both of the above dirs to PATH
>>>>>> * cloning all dlls to the directory containing the
>>>>>> javafx.application.Application.class file
>>>>>>
>>>>>> to no avail, I seem to be shooting in the dark (i.e. don't know enough
>>>>>> what I'm doing).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'd appreciate any advice any of you can provide to help me get unstuck.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -rjs
>>
