Re: [gentoo-user] ebuild help: java main class?

[Grant]

>>>> Another option is to use the start script supplied in the bug:
>>>>
>>>> http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=128356
>>>> http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=97807
>>>>
>>>> but I'm not sure how to get it to install somewhere useful.  Just
>>>> putting it in the files dir, I don't think anything happens with it.
>>>> Any pointers on that?
>>>
>>> I added an alternate ebuild to the bug. It doesn't need external
>>> runner scripts. With it JAlbum-.8.5.1 seems to start-up nicely even on
>>> amd64, asks for some kind of login (I canceled out from that screen),
>>> and then allows one to ... well, design album covers, I guess. :)
>>>
>>> That's how far I tried it. Now it starts up, but I still don't know if
>>> all the dependencies got properly laid out. And reading into the
>>> ebuild should reveal many pieces still needing work.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Arttu V.
>>
>> Thank you very much Arttu.  It works great!  JAlbum is a photo
>> management app BTW.  It's really slick.
>>
>> So all the new dependencies were required to create /usr/bin/jalbum?
>>
>> - Grant
>
> I'm sorry Arttu, I spoke too soon.  I only did a cursory check before.
>  The program doesn't seem to work at all when installed via the new
> ebuild.
>
> The only way I can get the program to run properly is to install via
> the old ebuild, 'chmod 755 /usr/lib/JAlbum/startjalbum.sh', 'cd
> /usr/lib/JAlbum', and './startjalbum.sh'.  I'd like the ebuild to
> leave the user with a command that can be put into a simple launcher
> though.  Should I have the ebuild chmod, cp, and alter the contents of
> the .sh script to provide the full path of JAlbum.jar so cd isn't
> necessary?
>
> - Grant

I realized that I can issue 'java -Xmx400M -jar
/usr/lib/JAlbum/JAlbum.jar' to launch the program.  I've attached a
new ebuild to the bug that is pretty simple and includes some stuff
from your ebuild.

- Grant