processing wont start

Integration and Hardware

Per_

in Integration and Hardware • 3 months ago

Im using the newest version of processing 2.01 and this system:

Mac os x 10.7.5, 2.33 Ghz intel core 2 Duo, 3 GB Ram

suddenly processing wont start. It just stops loading when open.

I get this message in console.app:

at processing.app.contrib.ContributionManager.<clinit>(ContributionManager.java:37)

or longer:

2013-07-10 14:25:44,340 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0"
2013-07-10 14:25:44,341 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
2013-07-10 14:25:44,342 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at processing.app.Base.<init>(Base.java:341)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,342 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at processing.app.Base.createAndShowGUI(Base.java:201)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,342 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at processing.app.Base.access$000(Base.java:46)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,342 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at processing.app.Base$1.run(Base.java:139)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,343 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:209)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,343 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:715)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,344 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at java.awt.EventQueue.access$400(EventQueue.java:82)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,344 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:676)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,344 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:674)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,345 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,345 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:86)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,345 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:685)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,347 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:296)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,347 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:211)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,347 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:201)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,347 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:196)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,347 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:188)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,347 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:122)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,349 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
2013-07-10 14:25:44,349 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at processing.core.PApplet.parseInt(PApplet.java:9208)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,350 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at processing.app.contrib.AvailableContribution.<init>(AvailableContribution.java:50)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,350 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at processing.app.contrib.ContributionListing.parseContribList(ContributionListing.java:458)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,350 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at processing.app.contrib.ContributionListing.setAdvertisedList(ContributionListing.java:81)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,350 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at processing.app.contrib.ContributionListing.<init>(ContributionListing.java:64)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,350 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at processing.app.contrib.ContributionListing.getInstance(ContributionListing.java:71)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,351 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: at processing.app.contrib.ContributionManager.<clinit>(ContributionManager.java:37)
2013-07-10 14:25:44,351 [0x0-0x35035].org.processing.app: ... 18 more

anyone with suggestion how to solve this?

thanks

Replies(5)

PhiLho

Random advice: try and remove the tools and modes from your sketchbook.
Perhaps move them somewhere else. So, if it works, restore them one by one, running Processing each time, to see which one is the culprit.

Per_

Re: processing wont start

3 months ago

Random advice: try and remove the tools and modes from your sketchbook.

thanks. how and where do I do this? the program doesnt start at all. cannot run any sketch or anything. it crashes after loading for ten seconds. is this in a folder somewhere?

Per_

Re: processing wont start

3 months ago

I now deleted the whole folder that was place placed in documents. processing now said during startup:

"The sketchbook folder no longer exists. Processing will switch to

the default sketchbook location, and create a new sketchbook folder if necessary...."

but now it freezes during startup. can it be some conflict somewhere?

Per_

Re: processing wont start

3 months ago

found the problem. I made the library folder that is hidden in the user folder for some reason unhidden. then i deleted the folder user/library/processing and after that it started again

PhiLho

Re: processing wont start

3 months ago

Thanks for sharing your findings, it might be useful to somebody else.

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