Lates Java update renders all my Java apps inoperable

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Lates Java update renders all my Java apps inoperable

I just downloaded/installed the latest Java update.
jEdit, JDiskReport, jDiskUsage - the list goes on - all my Java apps fail.
Here's what I get in my system.log when I try to launch, say ... jEdit ...

Sep 25 21:57:51 diplopoda [0x0-0x31031].org.gjt.sp.jedit[334]: [JavaAppLauncher Error] CFBundleCopyResourceURL() failed loading MRJApp.properties file
Sep 25 21:57:51 diplopoda [0x0-0x31031].org.gjt.sp.jedit[334]: [JavaAppLauncher Error] CFBundleCopyResourceURL() failed while getting Resource/Java directory
Sep 25 21:57:53 diplopoda [0x0-0x31031].org.gjt.sp.jedit[334]: [LaunchRunner Error] No main class specified
Sep 25 21:57:53 diplopoda [0x0-0x31031].org.gjt.sp.jedit[334]: [JavaAppLauncher Error] CallStaticVoidMethod() threw an exception
Sep 25 21:57:53 diplopoda [0x0-0x31031].org.gjt.sp.jedit[334]: Exception
Sep 25 21:57:53 diplopoda [0x0-0x31031].org.gjt.sp.jedit[334]: in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
Sep 25 21:57:53 diplopoda [0x0-0x31031].org.gjt.sp.jedit[334]: at apple.launcher.LaunchRunner.run(LaunchRunner.java:112)
Sep 25 21:57:53 diplopoda [0x0-0x31031].org.gjt.sp.jedit[334]: at apple.launcher.LaunchRunner.callMain(LaunchRunner.java:50)
Sep 25 21:57:53 diplopoda [0x0-0x31031].org.gjt.sp.jedit[334]: at apple.launcher.JavaApplicationLauncher.main(JavaApplicationLauncher.java:61)
Sep 25 21:57:53 diplopoda com.apple.launchd[90] ([0x0-0x31031].org.gjt.sp.jedit[334]): Exited with exit code: 1

various, Mac OS X (10.5.5)

Posted on Sep 25, 2008 7:00 PM

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Answer 1

Sep 25, 2008 10:04 PM in response to liam1101

Same problem here! jEdit doesn't work after the update. How do I undo the update?? Same errors in the console that you're seeing.

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Answer 2

Sep 25, 2008 10:39 PM in response to thothamon

Ugh, same problem here! jEdit is the #1 program I'm in, all day long. Somebody please help!

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Answer 3

Sep 25, 2008 10:48 PM in response to ChrisHillTucson

I was able to install the jEdit jar and use that. It looks like the update broke the launcher for some java apps. I can run jEdit via the command line - unix style. this will get me through tomorrow....

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Answer 4

VeryVito

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Sep 25, 2008 11:32 PM in response to ChrisHillTucson

Sadly, that didn't work for me... And Java Preferences doesn't run either (bounces and quits like jEdit). Running "java -version" at the command line reveals my default Java runtime is still 1.5.0, though -- anybody have any idea what this POS update did -- besides kill jEdit?

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Answer 5

Sep 26, 2008 12:45 AM in response to thothamon

I had same problem with the Developer pre-release. It is not easy to uninstall (no uninstaller) as there are files put in System/Library and /Library folders that are not easy to identify. Hope you backed up before you installed the Java update - if so roll back to the earlier time with your system folder.

I had no problem with the public release. Only issue I have is that there is no facility to allocate Java memory in this new release.

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Answer 6

Sep 26, 2008 6:17 AM in response to liam1101

I managed to run Jedit, however there is a problem with the MacOs.jar.
Just click : /Applications/jEdit.app/Contents/Resources/Java/jedit.jar
(Application folder, jedit (right click, 'show package content')
Seems to be fully functional

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Answer 7

liam1101 Author

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Sep 26, 2008 8:23 AM in response to liam1101

I, too, can launch jEdit by navigating to /Applications/jEdit.app/Contents/Resources/Java and double-clicking on the JAR. There are three problems with this:
1-jEdit does not start cleanly
2-you cannot drag/drop to open
3-what, is this 2002?

And it seems this isn't the 1st time it's happened ...
http://community.jedit.org/?q=node/view/1021

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Answer 8

bedford

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Sep 26, 2008 10:04 AM in response to liam1101

I've found a temporary solution to get jEdit (and perhaps other broken Java apps) working with the Mac Menubars and other features of a native Mac Application and posted it here:
http://renderfast.com/2008/09/26/java-for-mac-update-2-leaves-some-java-apps-bro ken/
It involves remaking the Java Application bundle using the Jar Builder provided with Apple's Developer Tools. It's a tedious solution but necessary as I depend on jEdit.

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sbd76

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Sep 26, 2008 11:14 AM in response to bedford

I think the problem is in the symbolic link from /Applications/JEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/jedit to /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/MacOS/JavaAppl icationStub

Invoking from the jedit icon the symb link call JavaApplicationStub but this lose the information of the original folder and don't find the resource and classpath. But if you copy the system JavaApplicationStub to /Applications/JEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/ and rename it to jedit (rename before the original file) jedit app start correctly.

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Answer 10

Sep 26, 2008 5:29 PM in response to sbd76

Very clever! That works for me. Thanks a lot!

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Answer 11

VeryVito

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Sep 26, 2008 9:38 PM in response to bedford

Thank you guys. I've actually been thinking I might have to desert jEdit for Textmate or Eclipse this week... and I was hating the idea.

All better now! Thanks

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Answer 12

Sep 27, 2008 8:17 AM in response to liam1101

I get the same problem with Java Preferences. I downloaded the public release of 1.6 and now this. Any Ideas how i can either remove 1.6 or how I can get Java preferences working again?

Thanks

Andy

Message was edited by: andrew.thomas

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Answer 13

Sep 27, 2008 8:53 AM in response to andrew.thomas

andrew.thomas wrote:
I get the same problem with Java Preferences. I downloaded the public release of 1.6 and now this. Any Ideas how i can either remove 1.6 or how I can get Java preferences working again?

Thanks

Andy

Message was edited by: andrew.thomas
andrew.thomas wrote:
I get the same problem with Java Preferences. I downloaded the public release of 1.6 and now this. Any Ideas how i can either remove 1.6 or how I can get Java preferences working again?

Thanks

Andy

Message was edited by: andrew.thomas

if I run Java Preferences from the command line I get this

PowerMac-1:~ andrewthomas$ /Applications/Utilities/Java/Java\ Preferences.app/Contents/MacOS/Java\ Preferences ; exit;
Invalid memory access of location 8285c040 rip=82be137e

Bus error
logout

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Answer 14

KJK555

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Sep 27, 2008 9:30 AM in response to liam1101

Download the update from Apple downloads:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/javaformacosx105update2.html
Boot into Safe mode and reinstall it.

Kj

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Answer 15

Sep 27, 2008 9:33 AM in response to sbd76

Just tried to use the "jedit" fix but I don't have a folder "JEdit.app" in the applications folder. Where do I find this?

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