Running sketches from the command line in 2.0b5

charlie_r..

Running sketches from the command line in 2.0b5

in Integration and Hardware • 11 months ago

I filled some bugs about the external editor situation with 2.0b5 and was told the external editor feature is gone but there is a way to run sketches from the command line instead.

However, I have not been able to find any information how to launch sketches from the command line. I am on a Mac so that may change the answer.

Can anyone tell me how to do this? I'd rather work that way anyway.

Charlie Reiman

Replies(5)

PhiLho

Re: Running sketches from the command line in 2.0b5

11 months ago

Have you seen the https://forum.processing.org/topic/use-external-editor-is-gone-in-beta-5-now-what topic?

charlie_r..

Re: Running sketches from the command line in 2.0b5

11 months ago

Yes. There is no processing-java in the mac app bundle, nor in the downloaded zip file.

monkstone

Re: Re: Running sketches from the command line in 2.0b5

11 months ago

From the release notes:-

PROCESSING 2.0b4 (REV 0212) - 21 October 2012

Command line support is back! Find and Replace works over multiple tabs!
The Mac OS X version should work again in spite of Apple's best efforts!

[ additions & removals ] 

+ Command line support is now available for Java mode. On Windows and Linux, 
  use the processing-java program. On Mac OS X, there's an option in the 
  Tools menu to install the command line tool. 
  http://code.google.com/p/processing/issues/detail?id=142

charlie_r..

Re: Running sketches from the command line in 2.0b5

11 months ago

I've installed processing-java and attempted to run it:

$$ pwd

/Users/reiman/Documents/Processing $$ ls PolyCheck/PolyCheck.pde PolyCheck/PolyCheck.pde $$ processing-java --sketch=PolyCheck --output=/tmp/polycheck --force --run PolyCheck does not exist. $$

After reading a bit more in the forums, I decide to try a full path for the sketch:

$$ processing-java --sketch=`pwd`/PolyCheck --output=/tmp/polycheck --force --run
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org/eclipse/jdt/core/compiler/batch/BatchCompiler
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:247)
at processing.mode.java.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:123)
at processing.mode.java.JavaBuild.build(JavaBuild.java:151)
at processing.mode.java.Commander.<init>(Commander.java:238)
at processing.mode.java.Commander.main(Commander.java:95)
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: -1
at processing.app.Sketch.getCode(Sketch.java:1367)
at processing.mode.java.Commander.statusError(Commander.java:301)
at processing.mode.java.Commander.<init>(Commander.java:275)
at processing.mode.java.Commander.main(Commander.java:95)

Any suggestions?

PhiLho

Re: Running sketches from the command line in 2.0b5

11 months ago

Again, see the other thread, were we already reported the problem... Looks like it will work only in b6 (unless the copy of the ecj.jar file works for you).