TerasologyLauncher - www.terasologywiki.de

[C4TH34D]

I've created a small Terasology launcher, accurate you can find here:

http://terasologyforum.de/board49-entwicklung/board53-sonstiges/414-terasologylauncher-0-03-www-terasologywiki-de/ (Cerv edit: link fixed)

I hope you like it and sorry for my bad english, best regards C4TH34D

 

[Perdemot]

I'm kind of missing features that would make a Launcher useful. I would prefer a update function over a simple download function. At the moment it's just a little tool to run an application.

However it has future if you continue the development and add features that make it more useful. I also believe NowNewStart is working on something similar.

 

[C4TH34D]

Give me ideas and I transplant they

 

[Cervator]

Updated the link real quick and posted a reply on the other site

Totti1992 was also working on one here but alas neither is in Java

They can be useful and we can add more ideas, but ultimately we'll need one in pure Java

I have some ideas on how to bundle up change info better, especially for a launcher. Might be doable soon... ish

Could add some more links - GitHub readme, wiki, etc

 

[C4TH34D]

Thanks for the ideas, if I could code Java, I would code the Launcher in Java, unfortunately this is not the case...

 

[Perdemot]

Thanks for the ideas, if I could code Java, I would code the Launcher in Java, unfortunately this is not the case...

you can learn it
it's not to far away form c++

 

[C4TH34D]

But in VisualBasic you can see what you make, as far as I know not in Java.
Thus look similar the next release:

 

[Perdemot]

you could look at this here: https://developers.google.com/java-dev-tools/wbpro/

 

[C4TH34D]

Ok, thank you for the Link, but Java and VisualBasic differ quite tidy

 

[Perdemot]

Visual Basic is a good beginner language you can get things done quite fast. But if you want to really help with your launcher or provide a launcher that has future you need to do it in java :/

 

[C4TH34D]

I know, but in VB I'm a beginner, too and there are not so many tutorials for Java as for VB.

 

[C4TH34D]

Now I have .java files, how can I open they?

 

[Perdemot]

You need something like visual studio for java. The popular two IDEs are Eclipse and Intelj (or something like that)
I would recommend you to use Eclipse Indigo.

Here is a list of free resources for java:

http://www.phptr.com/content/images/013143697X/downloads/013143697X_book.pdf
http://greenteapress.com/thinkapjava/
http://download.oracle.com/javaee/6/tutorial/doc/javaeetutorial6.pdf
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/SG245118.html
http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/
http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/
http://njbartlett.name/files/osgibook_preview_20091217.pdf
http://www.bluepelicanjava.com/
http://www.computer-books.us/java_4.php
http://www.computer-books.us/java_8.php

 

[x3ro]

Perdemot: Why would you recommend him to use Eclipse when the projects "official" IDE is IntelliJ?

 

[Perdemot]

x3ro Because I use it and the plugins I mentioned earlier to him only work for eclipse.

 

[C4TH34D]

Sorry, but I've got only one question: How can I run .java Files?

 

[Skaldarnar]

You have to compile your .java files using the java compiler (javac). Afterwards, you can run the application from command line with the command "java".
If you have a single file named "example.java", you would have to call "javac example.java" to compile it and then "java example" to run the application. Have a look on this site for some further information, or for some general java resources the Galileo openbook might be useful, too.

 

[Cervator]

I can second the recommendation to install a nice IDE - Eclipse vs IntelliJ doesn't really matter much if you can find somebody to help support you in getting it working

With Eclipse I couldn't help, but if Perdemot is up for helping with Eclipse take advantage!

Some of the launcher topics are among the more advanced and tricky bits of Java (command-line parameters, classpaths, etc), but with a nice IDE making GUIs isn't too hard. Especially with some GUI helpers around and an up-and-coming config system!

 

[Immortius]

You have to compile your .java files using the java compiler (javac). Afterwards, you can run the application from command line with the command "java".

Most IDEs compile them for you as you work on them, and provide an interface for running them.

 

[mkalb]

We have a simple launcher at the moment (launch4J http://launch4j.sourceforge.net/). I think it is not good to have a new launcher which starts the launcher (Terasology.exe).

A new launcher should replace the old launcher for all OS with the existing functions (Java download, ...).

And I think it is not good that we have at least three people who are working on a new lauchner.