error messages iMac / OsX 10.6.8 - (Java, XCode ? )

Integration and Hardware

procss_ma..

in Integration and Hardware • 2 years ago

I can not execute Processing files on my IMac / OsX 10.6.8;

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ERROR MESSAGES

Running processing on my IMac OsX 10.6.8 driven mac

i receive the following messages:

.... System.Library.Java.Extensions:.usr.lib.java

at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:202)

at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)

at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:190)

at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:307)

at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:301)

at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:248)

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MY TRIES

I visited http://www.java.com/, read the "download latest version",

upgraded my system with all the latest files but still receive the same

error messages;

besides: i copied the latest rxtx java files into processing's and the system's

folders (tried combinations with & without having these files installed) -

no change ...

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MAC'S XCODE DEVELOPER TOOLS?

"Using developer releases of Java is strongly discouraged.

These can often cause problems and we can't possibly support them ... "

I do have Mac's Xcode tool installed - could this cause the problem?