Using third party packages
I'm using NetBeans with a Nokia S60 sdk installed to write an app for a phone.
I need to use a third party math package in the app, but I am new to this, so I have no idea how to do it.
I've downloaded and unzipped the files for the third party package, but where do I put them and how to I use them in my project?
(I don't mean how do I use the new functions, but how to I access them in NetBeans ... how do I NetBeans to "see" them ... just wanted to be clear about what I was asking).
Thanks.
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# 1
in your project properties there is somewhere to add new libraries to your project. use that.
or you can simply extract classes you need and use them.
etaa at 2007-7-29 14:57:31 >
# 2
Well if you have those class files as a jar/zip or folder then in the Project explorer right click the project to open Properties, then click the Libraries and Resources property under Build, there u will see options for adding jar/zip and folder to your project.
# 3
I unzipped the zip file into a folder (it's MathFP in case you've seen it).
In that folder are subfolders:
bin
classes
docs
bin has a bunch of "waba" stuff which I have no idea what that is but assume it doesn't apply to me.
classes has a bunch of .class files
and docs I can handle.
I assumes somehow I need to add access to one or more of the .class files ... but how do I do that?
# 4
Well I admit I never used that api. But if the .class files are what u need, then add the classes to your project by adding the classes folder as I told in my previous post. Click the Add Folder button in the Libraries and Resources Properties --> browse to that folder --> click Open with selecting it.
# 5
Okay, almost there. I added the folder and was then able to use the commands.
However, when I went to compile I got a weird error:
Error preverifying class wabaMathFP
java/lang/NoClassDefFoundError: waba/ui/MainWindow
I am not using the waba stuff as far as I know, but I did see some waba class files in the same folder. Could that be the problem? It is trying to verify ALL the class files in that folder?
Any suggestions?
# 6
Well I just had a look in the MathFP thing (just bit googling) and I came to know that it has two different versions for J2ME and WABA. Do u have the right one ? U can find it out here http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ohommes/jScience/download.html
I think what u need is "MathFP 1.2.2 for J2ME CLDC (8KB)" one.
# 7
I downloaded 2.6 which was I thought was for both J2ME and WABA thinking it was more recent and I could just use the J2ME libs.
I can try downloading the older one for just J2ME ... by the way, I see these references to KVM ... there is a KVM sublibrary ... should I be using that one maybe?
# 8
I looked at the library you recommended ... I noticed a big difference is that that one is for systems that only support int data types and not long data types. I think my SDK (Nokia s60) supports long, which the other lib I was looking at seems to support.
Any thoughts? Or does my SDK only support int data types and not long?
# 9
Well as I said earlier, I never did used that one till now. So can't tell which one should u use. But long I think is a supported data type. You can give a try to the "MathFP 2.0.6 KVM, CLDC/MIDP and WABA" also.
# 10
That's the one I have been using. I it has a "generic" mathfp class that is supposed to work wherever longs are supported, but somehow it is giving me the WABA errors for some reason. Maybe I need to delete the waba stuff to not confuse the preverifier?
