linux - location of processing for plugin

[rdthree]

I'm running field on Arch Linux x86_64. Processing is installed and it's directory is found at /usr/share/processing. I think Field only looks where processing would be if it was installed on Mac.

I was unable to initialize the bridge for the processingPlugin. I added paths one at a time without success:
/usr/share/processing/
/usr/share/processing/core/library
/usr/share/processing/modes/java/libraries
/usr/share/processing/lib

I checked the messages on the console it warned me that processing and then the PApplet class could not be found here:

/home/user/processing/core/library

I ended up making a symlink to make things work:

ln -s /usr/share/processing/ ~/

I never ever do that on my system but your program is so stinking cool I had to do something. How can I get around this?

[marcdownie]

Add a path to search for a the processing plugin to ProcessingPlugin.java String[] lookIn (line 512), test it, and send us a pull request. Looks like you have extensive experience with Processing on Linux in a way that I don't.

[fatmilktv]

Arch uses /usr/share/processing/core/library/core.jar, maintained by community.
Debian on the other hand is /usr/share/java/processing-core.1.2.1.jar.

[rdthree]

My symlink hack doesn't work anymore and I tried to modify line 512 of ProcessingPlugin.java as suggested but could not. I'm kinda dead in the water now with Field on Arch. Will keep an eye for more suggestions.

[marcdownie]

"but could not" how? Errors? In any case I wonder what's changed to make the symlink no longer work?

Alternative suggestion add "-processingApplication /usr/share/processing" to your launcher.