JIGLE needs more verbose error messages...

[tempest]

1. Where are you trying to create a system preferences directory, it would be nice if this was mentioned in the error message.
2. What's the index out of range mean when trying to load the stumble file.
3. Update your command line usage statement to be a little more descriptive about exactly how to load a mappack. It doesn't like it when you give it an explicit path to a mappack file, which is exactly how most people probably expect to give it. Being java you can dynamically look into zip files yet: ./run.sh -mappack TGR24003.mappack-2.0.zip doesn't work. Instead you need to mention in the usage statement that you just give it: ./run.sh -mappack TGR24003 after you move the TGR24003.mappack file into the current directory. Not real intuitive.

JiGLE 0.6.7.20021014030012, copyright rksh and bobzilla, 2001-2002
Building JiGLE...
Nov 9, 2002 10:53:26 PM java.util.prefs.FileSystemPreferences$3 run
WARNING: Could not create system preferences directory. System preferences are unusable.
Changing to mappack 'Anne Arundel County, MD'
Attempting to load a local stumble...
Processing Stumble...
java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range: -1
at java.lang.String.substring(String.java:1480)
at org.mimezine.jigle.WiGLE.loadStumbleFile(WiGLE.java:426)
at org.mimezine.jigle.WiGLE.handleLoadData(WiGLE.java:157)
at org.mimezine.jigle.WiGLE.access$000(WiGLE.java:51)
at org.mimezine.jigle.WiGLE$dataRunner.run(WiGLE.java:138)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536)

[uhtu]

hi,

that System preferences message dossn't appear to be coming from our software. it seems your JRE may not be happy.

the index out of range may be a bug in our stumble parser (or a new/strange sumblefile), if you would like to send the stumble that caused this error to wigle-admin@wigle.net we can have a look and fix the bug (or you can. we're open source, and love patches!)

the current version of JiGLE (0.6. should be more descriptive in its usage statement, but we always appreciate suggestions (and patches for improving JiGLE's usability.

[tempest]

Does that mean there's source available?
I am a Java programmer...

[bobzilla]

Patches? We don't need no stinking Pat....wait...we do

There is a source tarball and zip available on the download page:
https://wigle.net/gpsopen/gps/GPSDB/dl/

If there is interest we could set up anoncvs as well. We would luv code. Implement something neat that you want, or take a look at our TODO link off the main colorWiGLE page for ideas. Any patches make us happy Send us mail/code at wigle-admin@wigle.net