[kepler-dev] Could not get alternate top pack, how do I save something as a KAR

[Oliver Soong]

I'm using Windows.  I get the error messages, but I'm also looking at
what I believe are ptolemy menus (graph?).

Maybe the Kepler overrides are no longer in sync with some ptolemy change?

Oliver


On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Derik Barseghian
<barseghian at nceas.ucsb.edu> wrote:
> This problem begins occurring at r22489 (which is change from ptolemy r56881
> to r56907).
> I need to run out for a little bit, but will continue looking at this when I
> get back (unless someone solves it in the meantime).
>
> To clarify, I get the "Could not get..." message under Mac and Linux, but
> only under linux do I see error messages when I try using e.g. the File
> menu. I haven't tried Windows...
>
> Derik
>
>
> On Jan 14, 2010, at 2:10 PM, Christopher Brooks wrote:
>
>> Hi Derik,
>> Thanks for the quick response and explanation about KeplerData.
>>
>> I get the "Could not get alternate top pack" message under
>> Windows Server 2003 with a clean checkout and build.
>>
>> _Christopher
>>
>>
>> On 1/14/10 1:45 PM, Derik Barseghian wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Christopher,
>>>
>>> I just noticed the "Could not get alternate top pack" message as well.
>>> Linux throws errors when you click on the menu items, but the mac
>>> doesn't, so I'm not sure for how long this been a problem.
>>>
>>> ant clean-all doesn't remove ~/KeplerData. The idea is that KeperData
>>> stores persistant data, and .kepler is now just for temporary files.
>>>
>>> Derik
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 14, 2010, at 1:40 PM, Christopher Brooks wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm trying to work on
>>>> Bug 4194 - Kepler should have the Continous and Modal domains
>>>> and I want to create some KAR files for the Continuous Director
>>>> and the Continuous actors.
>>>>
>>>> For example, the Continuous Director is
>>>> ptolemy.domains.continuous.kernel.ContinuousDirector
>>>> I can instantiate that Director using "Graph -> Instantiate Actor"
>>>> However, I don't have any menus that deal with KARs, such
>>>> as "Save As Kar"
>>>>
>>>> I just did a clean build and I see that I'm getting the following
>>>> log message:
>>>> [run] Could not get the alternate top pack class
>>>> "org.kepler.gui.KeplerMenuHandler" named in the configuration by the
>>>> _alternateTopPackClass attribute: null
>>>> [run] Please check your configuration and try again. Using the default
>>>> Top pack().
>>>>
>>>> Why can't I get the alternate top pack class? What's the exception?
>>>> How do I check my configuration? I have a configuration, I just did
>>>> a clean build.
>>>> A better error message would help here.
>>>>
>>>> Also, is "ant clean-all" removing ~/KeplerData? Perhaps it should?
>>>> ant clean-all removes ~/.kepler
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _Christopher
>>>>
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>>
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>> CHESS Executive Director                      US Mail: 337 Cory Hall
>> Programmer/Analyst CHESS/Ptolemy/Trust        Berkeley, CA 94720-1774
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