I am trying to enter the world of java applets but am having problems compiling applet code. I downloaded an analog clock applet from the web (which works) but want to modify it. However:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Java$ kaffe AnalogClockApplet java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: main at java.lang.VMThrowable.fillInStackTrace (VMThrowable.java:native) at java.lang.VMThrowable.fillInStackTrace (VMThrowable.java:79) at java.lang.Throwable.fillInStackTrace (Throwable.java:498) at java.lang.Throwable.<init> (Throwable.java:159) at java.lang.Error.<init> (Error.java:81) at java.lang.LinkageError.<init> (LinkageError.java:72) at java.lang.IncompatibleClassChangeError.<init> (IncompatibleClassChangeError.java:71) at java.lang.NoSuchMethodError.<init> (NoSuchMethodError.java:72) I don't know java as yet but have not modified the code of AnalogClockApplet.java yet so why does it not compile? Any pointers? I am running a Debian unstable system that is reasonably up-to-date and as for java: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Java$ dpkg -l | fgrep java ii gjdoc 0.7.8-6 documentation generation framework for java ii java-common 0.25 Base of all Java packages ii libecj-java 3.3.0+0728-5 Eclipse Java compiler (library) ii libecj-java-gcj 3.3.0+0728-5 Eclipse Java compiler (native library) ii libhsqldb-java 1.8.0.8-1 Java SQL database engine ii libjaxp1.3-java 1.3.04-2 Java XML parser and transformer APIs ii libjline-java 0.9.5-3 Java library for handling console input ii libservlet2.3-java 4.0-8 Servlet 2.3 and JSP 1.2 Java classes and doc ii libservlet2.4-java 5.0.30-5 Servlet 2.4 and JSP 2.0 Java classes and doc ii libxalan2-java 2.7.0-5 XSL Transformations (XSLT) processor in Java ii libxerces2-java 2.9.0-1 Validating XML parser for Java with DOM leve ii libxt-java 0.20050823-2 An implementation in Java of XSL Transformat ii openoffice.org-java-common 2.2.1-8 OpenOffice.org office suite Java support arc ii sun-java5-bin 1.5.0-13-1 Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 ii sun-java5-demo 1.5.0-13-1 Sun Java(TM) Development Kit (JDK) 5.0 demos ii sun-java5-fonts 1.5.0-13-1 Lucida TrueType fonts (from the Sun JRE) ii sun-java5-jdk 1.5.0-13-1 Sun Java(TM) Development Kit (JDK) 5.0 ii sun-java5-jre 1.5.0-13-1 Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 ii sun-java5-plugin 1.5.0-13-1 The Java(TM) Plug-in, Java SE 5.0 ii sun-java5-source 1.5.0-13-1 Sun Java(TM) Development Kit (JDK) 5.0 source Thanks for any pointers, Bob -- Dr. Robert J. Jerrard, Professor of Mathematics, Concordia University College of Alberta, 7128 Ada Blvd., Edmonton, Alberta, T5B 4E4, Canada. Phone: (780) 479-9291, Fax: (780) 474-1933. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]