[jsword-devel] JSword Questions

Wed Oct 11 18:06:07 MST 2017

Hi DM,

Sorry for the delayed response. Yes it did work, so thank you so much for
the step-by-step, it was very helpful. I'm still studying the code as of
now, and will be forking my own repository on Github so I can play around
with the code there. I will let you know.

Let me know if there is anything specific you think it would be helpful for
me to work on. I'm still a learning student, but I can do my best to
contribute.

Thanks!
Carrie

On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 6:51 AM, DM Smith <dmsmith at crosswire.org> wrote:

> 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/j
>> sword/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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>>>>
>>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Sijo
>>
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