Jext install

[wkbrdr227]

Hello... I need a good ide for java, other than emacs. I've found jext, but I'm having trouble installing it. I've extraced the file into a /jext directory. The readme file says that linux users should execute the jext file in /bin. I've tried this from both my own account and root, both times recieving the error "permission denied." I tried changing the owner of both the file and the entire directory to my account (from both my account and root), only to find that the "operation is not permitted." It seems that almost all of my problems are dealing with permissions in one way or another. I'm sure I'll get it figured out eventually. Thanks for your help...

[wkbrdr227]

Alright, I figured out how to give myself permission to execute the file using chmod. (i'm so proud...) My next problem came up as soon as i ran jext. it says something about "now you have to define some options..." and asks for the path to jext. Is this where I extracted jext too? then it asks for the path to the java command, which I understand. Next it asks for options for the java command. What are these? I left it as none, and it says "exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/jext/Jext"
and took me back to the # prompt. when i try to rerun jext, it gives me the same error, and I can't do anything. Thanks...

[Stuka]

Sounds like your CLASSPATH isn't set correctly. I'm using JEXT in Windows here at work, so it installs a few handy shortcuts, and I've avoided the problems you're having. I'm guessing that the critical Java portions of JEXT are in a .jar file - if so, put the full path (including the filename) of that .jar file on the end of your CLASSPATH variable (you can add this in your .bash_rc file, for example):CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH:/path/to/jext/jar/file
export CLASSPATH
Give that a shot!