> please consider checking out a fresh copy of the repository [1] (and, > of course, re-applying the patch already referred [2] afterward).
Ok, now we're closer, and yet back where we started. Below is exactly what steps I've followed via the console to get to where I'm at. And then at the bottom is the null pointer exception... I believe the problem before was when I decided to copy crimson into the lib directory along with the other 2 ant jars. I need to have ant in a lib directory in order for eclipse to detect ant. new console: svn checkout http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/xmlgraphics/batik/trunk/ cd trunk\contrib\rasterizertask edit patch.txt patch < patch.txt cd ..\.. build compile new console: cd trunk\contrib\rasterizertask build compile new console: cd trunk build all-jar new console: cd trunk\contrib\rasterizertask build jar Error: Unknown jar attribute "level" edit build.xml <<remove level="9" and save>> build jar new console: cd trunk build squiggle Success! (also successfully loaded in my svg) cp contrib\rasterizertask\build\lib\RasterizerTask.jar lib\RasterizerTask.jar cp "batik-1.8pre\lib\batik-all.jar" "lib\batik-all.jar" cp "lib\build\ant-1.6.5.jar" lib cp "lib\build\ant-launcher-1.6.5.jar" lib eclipse --clean I then inform eclipse that the ant location is "trunk", thus ensuring 1.6.5, since it looks for jars in the lib directory. I then try to run ant on my build.xml, and it responds in kind: BUILD FAILED C:\Java\LateralGM\build.xml:32: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:373) at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:341) at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:369) at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1216) at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1185) at org.apache.tools.ant.helper.DefaultExecutor.executeTargets(DefaultExecutor.java:40) at org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.EclipseDefaultExecutor.executeTargets(EclipseDefaultExecutor.java:32) at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1068) at org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.InternalAntRunner.run(InternalAntRunner.java:423) at org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.InternalAntRunner.main(InternalAntRunner.java:137) Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.RasterizerTask.getParserClassName(Unknown Source) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.RasterizerTask.execute(Unknown Source) at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275) at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364) ... 9 more --- Nested Exception --- java.lang.NullPointerException at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.RasterizerTask.getParserClassName(Unknown Source) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.RasterizerTask.execute(Unknown Source) at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:275) at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364) at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:341) at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:369) at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1216) at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1185) at org.apache.tools.ant.helper.DefaultExecutor.executeTargets(DefaultExecutor.java:40) at org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.EclipseDefaultExecutor.executeTargets(EclipseDefaultExecutor.java:32) at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1068) at org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.InternalAntRunner.run(InternalAntRunner.java:423) at org.eclipse.ant.internal.ui.antsupport.InternalAntRunner.main(InternalAntRunner.java:137) line 32: <rasterize result="image/png" src="${basedir}/org/lateralgm/main/lgm-logo.svg" dest="${basedir}/org/lateralgm/main/output.png" /> Of course, before the error there's a whole bunch of other debug info, most of it says "Could not load class (org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.<<something>>) for <<something>>" -IsmAvatar --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
