[jsword-devel] JSword Questions

Wed Oct 11 04:51:10 MST 2017

So, did that work for you?

Also let us know what your plans are. 

I’m working on getting it to run properly with Java 9 on the Mac. 

— DM Smith

> On Oct 6, 2017, at 2:10 AM, DM Smith <dmsmith at crosswire.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Carrie,
> I was concerned that something was wrong with the code. You only need to check out JSword and Bible Desktop into the same folder and then run ant to build the code. I just did the following and “it just worked”. I’ve got ant and JDK Java 8 installed and on the PATH. I’ve been at JavaOne this week and from what I learned, it probably won’t build under Java 9, because of the new module system (aka Jigsaw). You should be able to use Java 5, 6, 7 or 8 for building it.
> 
> Our fundamental and primary way to build and run is to use ant.
> 
> #First create a folder
> mkdir bd
> #Then go into it
> cd bd
> #get the code for JSword
> git clone https://github.com/crosswire/jsword.git
> #Then go into the root of that checkout
> cd jsword
> # And build the code.
> # Note: the default target will run all kinds of stuff besides tbe build, such as QA stuff
> # Note: this will also get all the third-party dependencies using ivy
> ant build
> # Then get BibleDesktop into the same folder as you got JSword
> cd ..
> svn checkout https://crosswire.org/svn/jsword/trunk/bibledesktop bibledesktop
> # Go into the root of that checkout, just like we did for JSword
> cd bibledesktop
> # Then build it. Like JSword the default target will do more stuff like QA and packaging
> ant build
> # Then run the program
> ant exec
> 
> The above should work on Linux or Mac from a terminal window. If you are on Windows you’ll probably have to install ant. And you’ll have to adjust the commands above.
> 
> As far as running it on the command line, bibledesktop/etc/bin/ has BibleDesktop.bat and BibleDesktop.sh will do that if you place all the jars in the proper folder structure. Just copy the appropriate one to bd/jsword/lib/jars. Go into that folder and execute it. For the Mac, I had to set JSWORD_HOME=/usr (which is wrong, but gets Mac to get the right Java.)
> 
> When you do run it from the command line, you’ll get all kinds of diagnostics which normally goes to the console.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> BTW, I use Eclipse for development on a Mac. Others use NetBeans. Some use Maven instead of ant for builds.
> 
> Let us know if you have any other questions.
> 
> In Christ,
> 	DM Smith
> 
> 
> 
>> On Oct 5, 2017, at 7:30 PM, Carrie Steggerda <carriesteggerda at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Thank you for your response. I have tried running the code, as I am interested in being able to actually run the software from the terminal. I was wondering how you guys compile and run it on your end? I've tried compiling it all, but I seem to always get errors, and my professor does as well when she attempts running it.
>> Even if we get it to compile, which file is the run file? The closest file I've seen is perhaps running java Desktop.java (located in /trunk/bibledesktop/src/main/java/org/crosswire/bibledesktop/desktop)
>> 
>> Could you help me with figuring this out?
>> I'd also be interested where the run file for STEP is - I've looked through the code but can't seem to figure out where/how to run that from the terminal either.
>> Thanks!
>> Carrie
>> 
>>> On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 10:26 AM, Sijo Cherian <sijo.cherian at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Carrie,
>>> 
>>> Bibledesktop code is not in git mirror , but only in subversion
>>> 
>>> see the svn checkout instruction at bottom of https://www.crosswire.org/jsword/svn.html
>>> 
>>> STEP frontend, also uses Jsword. It is built by Tyndale, code is at
>>> https://github.com/tyndale/step
>>> 
>>> 
>>> /s
>>> 
>>>> On Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 2:51 PM, Carrie Steggerda <carriesteggerda at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi DM,
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for the info. Where can I find the code for the BibleDesktop code in Swing? (or what is the name for it?) The only swing file I can find is jsword-1.6 called "jsword-common-swing-1.6.jar" and I can't seem to run that file. I'd love to be able to play around with the graphical interface and see the code behind it.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Carrie
>>>> 
>>>>> On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 7:54 PM, DM Smith <dmsmith at crosswire.org> wrote:
>>>>> Carrie,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Welcome!
>>>>> 
>>>>> I’ve added you to the jsword-devel mailing list. The password is mailed in clear text on the first of every month. So don’t using one that is important.
>>>>> 
>>>>> JSword is located at GitHub and BibleDesktop is hosted at CrossWire using SVN.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I use Eclipse to develop. Others use NetBeans or some other IDE. We’ve got Maven integration, which I don’t use, so I can’t vouch for it. Chris Burrell set that up. We do a nightly build on the CrossWire servers and run automated tests.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The BibleDesktop code is in Swing. It’d be great to replace the browser component with JavaFX. Perhaps more.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Also consider STEP from Tyndale. This is another frontend, more recent, that uses an embedded webserver to serve Books aka modules.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Start at www.crosswire.org/jsword for more dev info.
>>>>> 
>>>>> In His Service,
>>>>> 	DM Smith
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Sep 28, 2017, at 12:50 PM, Carrie Steggerda <carriesteggerda at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I am a computer science student currently learning about open source software, and have picked JSword as my class project to study on and contribute to. I'd like to subscribe to the mailing list for JSword Developers, and was wondering if I could get some more information on how the development for JSword works. I was wondering what system you use to run your nightly builds, and if you pull the code you have and test it every night, (or exactly how often you run nightly builds). I am also looking at the interface for BibleDesktop, and am wondering if you provide the code for the graphical interface, and where I could find it. I'd be interested in experimenting with the GUI code.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>> Carrie Steggerda
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>>> Sijo
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