[jsword-devel] Problem Downloading JSword

[Don Parris]

DM Smith wrote:
> Yes, thank you. It has been happening since crosswire upgraded it's 
> servers. Joe is working on re-writing the website and is almost done. 
> When he releases that, it will be fixed then.
> 
> So until then go directly to the ftp server to get the files:
> 
> The page gives a nice listing of the following locations:
> ftp.crosswire.org/pub/jsword/release
> and
> ftp.crosswire.org/pub/jsword/nightly
> 
> For both listings there are files for windows and files for Linux. These 
> end in zip and tar.gz, respectively.
> 
> There are executables (bin), documents (doc) and source (src).
> 
> 0.9.7 is the most recent stable release. The nightly have the date in 
> the name and their quality varies as they are unstable.
> 
> If you have Java 1.4 already installed you can use Java WebStart to 
> download and run the application. When you installed Java it installed 
> WebStart and probably set a mime-type for the jnlp file to execute 
> WebStart.
> 
> The urls for these are:
> Release: www.crosswire.org/jsword/stable/jsword.jnlp
> Nightly: www.crosswire.org/jsword/jnlp/jsword.jnlp
> 
> Hope this helps,
>     DM
> 
> Don Parris wrote:
> 
>> Is there a problem with the JSword web server?  Here's what I get when 
>> I click the Download link on the homepage:
>>
>> type Exception report
>>
>> message
>>
>> description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented 
>> it from fulfilling this request.
>>
>> exception
>>
>> javax.servlet.ServletException
>>     org.apache.jasper.runtime.PageContextImpl.doHandlePageException(PageContextImpl.java:825) 
>>
>>     org.apache.jasper.runtime.PageContextImpl.handlePageException(PageContextImpl.java:758) 
>>
>>     org.apache.jsp.download_jsp._jspService(download_jsp.java:546)
>>     org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:94)
>>     javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
>>     org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:324) 
>>
>>     org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:292) 
>>
>>     org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:236)
>>     javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
>>
>> root cause
>>
>> java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError
>>     org.apache.jsp.download_jsp._jspService(download_jsp.java:206)
>>     org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:94)
>>     javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
>>     org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:324) 
>>
>>     org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:292) 
>>
>>     org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:236)
>>     javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
>>
>> note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the Apache 
>> Tomcat/5.0.27 logs.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Don Parris
> 
> 
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Thanks,

I'm just now downloading it to my home pc.  Started to do it at work, but 
wasn't sure if JWS would let me choose the install location.  I'll see how 
this goes - I'm pretty excited about it!  Haven't really had a Bible app 
running on my SUSE 8.0 box.  I'd also like to recommend maybe adding a 
features list to the info about the application - just a way to help 
visitors understand what's available to them in a tool like JSword.

I'm writing an article about several of the Christian FOSS proejcts underway 
right now, and have mentioned The Sword Proejct, though namely focusing on 
BibleTime & GnomeSword.  I'm updating "Penguin in the Pew" to include 
coverage of JSword.  I'd also like, at some point in the future, to do a 
feature article on the JSword project for The Freely Project's front page.