Re: DomTerm - a new console for Kawa (and everyone else)

[Per Bothner <per@bothner.com>]

On 12/18/2015 11:28 AM, Charlie Turner wrote:
> I almost got this working on OSX. See my hacks in the attached patch
> file if you want to get where I got :-)  [where the heck do you get
> err_sys from on our box??]

> In addition to that patch file, I also had to rename libpty.so to
> libpty.jnilib on OSX. I have no idea why. This is my first experience
> with Native Java :-)

I guess I should start using autoconf ...
Including --disable-javafx and --disable-pty configure options.

> Sadly, I got lost after managing to get the DomTerm to run. make-pty
> completes, and then the DomTerm window pops up with a scroll-bar, but
> nothing else. I get this stack trace in the terminal window from which
> I launched make run-pty,

It may be easier to start with the server, as that avoids JavaFX issues.
Perhaps try the --process option to avoid PTY issues:

make run-server SERVER_ARGS=--process

Then you can open a web console windows in your browser to check for
error messages.

You might enable the various verbosity options, including the one
in terminal.js:
   this.verbosity = 2; // instead of 0


> netscape.javascript.JSException: ReferenceError: Can't find variable:
> makeDomTerm

That suggests the JavaScript in repl.html didn't get executed,
or got executed in the wrong context, or something like that.

I suggest try the server/browser combination first.

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