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Stefan Schmaltz · Guest

Hi there,

I finally found out how to run JB2006 with Java 6 SDK - I mean running,
not developping software for Java 6. This will speed up the IDE and
look&feel is much better (with Windows Look&Feel). Also it runs under
Windows Vista perfectly.

The main problem is, that Sun changed in Java 6 the SwingUtilities2
package to sun.swing. Before it was in com.sun.java.swing. JBuilder 2006
needs this class, but can't start because this class could not be found.

The trick: I wrote my own SwingUtilities2 Class as an adapter for
JBuilder (and many other Java 5 Applications which requires this class).

I used JBuilder Version 12.0.217.112 (Service Pack 4). This Version was
located on the JBuilder 2007 CD, but I think it will run also with older
JB2006 versions.

steps:
1. make a backup auf your JBuilder2006 folder
2. Download and install latest JDK 6
3. delete jdk1.5 folder in your JBuilder2006 folder
4. copy your JDK 6 (c:\programm files\java\jdk1.6xxxxx) to jdk1.6 folder
in your JBuilder2006 folder
5. edit your bin/jdk.config, change javahome to "javahome ../jdk1.6/ and
addpath to "addpath ../jdk1.6/lib/tools.jar"
6. edit your bin/jbuilder.config,
- change vmmemmin to "vmmemmin 256m"
- change vmmemmax to "vmmemmax 512m"
- add vmparam -XX:MaxPermSize=512m"
- comment out (#) these "addbootpath" lines with "Fixes" or "Fix" in
this jar-names
7. Delete this files from lib-folder:
DesignerSwingFixes.jar, TabbedPaneFix.jar, SequencedEventFix.jar,
PopupFixes.jar, AntiAliasSupport.jar
8. copy SU2.jar to the JBuilder patch Folder
you can get this file from my server, http://www.kometmetall.de/jb2006

Now you are ready to start JBuilder 2006.

when starting with "-verbose" you get many exceptions - this is because
JBuilder trys to load Enterprise-Modules, but with the
Deleveloper-Version it can't be activated. Don't know why this happens -
but it doesn't make any problems.
Also OptimizeIt / Profiler does not run - this is because sun removed
the necessary Interface JVMPI. You get this error too, when trying to
run your Java 6 Application with the "original" JBuilder 2006 Java 5
Version.

Ok guys, I hope I didn't forgot anything.
And I'm sorry for my bad english - I'm german...

Questions?

Stefan Schmaltz