Re: [Rails-devel] 1.0.7-rc1 is up

[brett l. <wak...@gm...>]

On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 2:46 AM, Erik Vos <eri...@hc...> wrote:
> Brett,
>
> Thanks.
>
> I suppose you have compiled it under Java 1.6, because it did not run under
> my Java 1.5 because of a "version error".
> Fine with me, if this is really what we want. But I'm still maintaining code
> compatibility with Java 1.5.
> Would it still be possible to keep building Rails under Java 1.5?
>

Certainly.  I'll build the next version under 1.5.


> To make starting Rails by clicking on a saved file work, I had to tweak
> rails.bat.
> In the first place, to make Rails pick up the saved file name, %* (or
> possibly %1) needs be added to the end of the line.
> For rails.sh that will be $* or $1.

That's an easy change. I'll add that.

> For me, it was also necessary to put a cd into rails.bat, to enable Windows
> finding the jar file.
> Not sure if there's a better way to achieve that. My rails.bat now reads:
>
> cd c:\projects\rails\releases\rails-1.0.7-rc1
> java -jar rails-1.0.7-rc1.jar %*
>
> Once this is in place, it works.
> Perhaps we should somehow publish instructions on how to make this work?
>

Yeah, perhaps that's the best solution for now.

> One bug has crept in recently: I inadvertently had removed a
> DisplayBuffer.clear() statement, so that now, when a save file is loaded,
> all previous screen messages reappear. I will fix that.
> For the rest, on first sight all seems OK.
>
> Erik.
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: brett lentz [mailto:wak...@gm...]
>> Sent: Sunday 08 November 2009 03:09
>> To: Development list for Rails: an 18xx game
>> Subject: Re: [Rails-devel] 1.0.7-rc1 is up
>>
>> I've uploaded the release candidate for 1.0.7.  Please test it, and
>> let us know if there are any bugs.
>>
>> I've also committed a preliminary build.xml file that compiles the
>> jar.  It's rough, but functional.
>>
>> ---Brett.
>>
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