need java swt packaged for mac help

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need java swt packaged for mac help

http://dkplp.org/about/overview.html

i would love to use this program on the mac, however the developer does not know how to port it so it will run on mac.

i have no programing experience, i am just a stranded end user. if anyone knows how to fix what seems like a very simple thing. we would much appreciate it.

if you can fix i will also post an update on the wow mac forums.

thank you in advance.

imac, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Dec 31, 2008 3:55 PM

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ericmeyers

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Jan 1, 2009 8:28 AM in response to Jweick

Point the developer here. There's an OS X version of SWT.

http://www.eclipse.org/swt
http://www.eclipse.org/swt/macosx

Eric

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Jweick Author

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Jan 1, 2009 12:17 PM in response to ericmeyers

the developer has:

1> no mac experience
2> not actively maintaining the project

i have already been to the page you linked but since i have 0 programing, am not able to port the project myself. on his main site is all the source code, as well as his attempt to port for mac. but atm the only way it can get fixed is if someone who knows what to do, spends a small amount of time to do it..... i wish i was that person, but sadly its just beyond my skill set.

thank you

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ericmeyers

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Jan 1, 2009 12:40 PM in response to Jweick

I'm not sure what to tell you then. All you really need to do is download the jar file and the two jni libraries.

What's so great about that utility anyway?

Eric

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Jweick Author

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Jan 2, 2009 1:57 AM in response to ericmeyers

the developer has already done that part as indicated in the unstable mac version he posted

http://dkplp.org/download/unstable.html

and i tried replacing the one in the package with the downloaded one, still no change....

this is the link to the source code http://dkplp.org/download/latest.html

developer does not have a mac access i guess and although you make it sound like anyone can do this still beyond my lvl of skill in programing and development.

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ericmeyers

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Jan 2, 2009 8:27 AM in response to Jweick

Ah, so he/she did give it a try. That means someone would have to debug the code. I doubt you're going to find many takers unless this is a fantastic utility.

Maybe this is an opportunity for you to learn some programming?

I did play with that unstable version and discovered it's compiled for ppc (the java_swt executable) inside the bundle.

Eric

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