Mac OS X startup error

[jhart]

On Mac OS X 10.4 with Java version 1.5 installed, running the Wandora.sh script displays the "splash" message but stops with the messages below. I can find documentation about java/swing, but no code/classes. Is there something else that needs to be installed?
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Reading options from resource 'conf/options.xml'.
ZoneInfo: /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/lib/zi/ZoneInfoMappings (No such file or directory)
ZoneInfo: /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/lib/zi/ZoneInfoMappings (No such file or directory)
ZoneInfo: /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/lib/zi/ZoneInfoMappings (No such file or directory)
ZoneInfo: /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/lib/zi/ZoneInfoMappings (No such file or directory)
ZoneInfo: /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/lib/zi/ZoneInfoMappings (No such file or directory)
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/swing/GroupLayout$Group
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:164)
at com.gripstudios.applications.wandora.admin.gui.topicpanels.TopicPanelManager.makeTopicPanelWithClassName(TopicPanelManager.java:123)
at com.gripstudios.applications.wandora.admin.gui.topicpanels.TopicPanelManager.initialize(TopicPanelManager.java:166)
at com.gripstudios.applications.wandora.admin.gui.topicpanels.TopicPanelManager.<init>(TopicPanelManager.java:58)
at com.gripstudios.applications.wandora.admin.WandoraAdmin.initializeWandora(WandoraAdmin.java:274)
at com.gripstudios.applications.wandora.admin.WandoraAdmin.<init>(WandoraAdmin.java:145)
at com.gripstudios.applications.wandora.admin.WandoraAdmin.main(WandoraAdmin.java:2106)

[akivela]

Hi jhart

Exception informs JRE can't find class GroupLayout. This class is part of Java's core packages. However, the class was introduced in Java version 6. Thus, running Wandora with Java 1.5 throws NoClassDefFoundError.

I suggest you update your JRE to Java version 6 and try again. If Java update is not possible, download Wandora application package again.

http://www.wandora.net/wandora/download/wandora.zip

I have slightly modified the application. Modified Wandora version doesn't use GroupLayout. However, there may be some other features that require Java version 6 as Wandora is developed with JDK version 6 and there is no separate adaptation process for Java 1.5.

Best Regards,
Aki Kivelä
Wandora Team

[akivela]

Hello Reader

Just to note that time has passed and current Wandora (June 08) indeed requires Java 6 or higher. Link provided in the previous post _doesn't_ download Java 5 version of Wandora.

Kind Regards,
Aki