how to run OpenRocket on a Mac?

[TahoeGator]

any tips for running OpenRocket on a Mac would be helpful!

I am running macOS 10.12.6 Sierra on the Mac
Trying to run OpenRocket 15.03
I installed the Java Running Environment jre-9.01_osx-x64_bin.dmg and OpenRocket would not run
So I installed the Java Development Kit jdk-8u151-macosx-x64.dmg and still OpenRocket will not run
I have run https://www.java.com/verify/ to verify that Java working and it says congrats you have Java 9.01
When I try to run OpenRocket I get this error box...


and this is the bug report (sorry for length, not sure what's relevant)

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---------- Exception stack trace ----------
java.lang.RuntimeException: Error starting OpenRocket
at net.sf.openrocket.startup.jij.JarInJarStarter.runMain(JarInJarStarter.java:40)
at net.sf.openrocket.startup.OpenRocket.main(OpenRocket.java:32)
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at net.sf.openrocket.startup.jij.JarInJarStarter.runMain(JarInJarStarter.java:38)
... 1 more
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.invokeAndWait(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.invokeAndWait(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(Unknown Source)
at net.sf.openrocket.startup.SwingStartup.main(SwingStartup.java:76)
... 6 more
Caused by: com.google.inject.internal.util.$ComputationException: com.google.inject.internal.util.$ComputationException: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/script/ScriptEngineFactory
at com.google.inject.internal.util.$MapMaker$StrategyImpl.compute(MapMaker.java:553)
at com.google.inject.internal.util.$MapMaker$StrategyImpl.compute(MapMaker.java:419)
at com.google.inject.internal.util.$CustomConcurrentHashMap$ComputingImpl.get(CustomConcurrentHashMap.java:2041)
at com.google.inject.internal.FailableCache.get(FailableCache.java:50)
at com.google.inject.internal.ConstructorInjectorStore.get(ConstructorInjectorStore.java:49)
at com.google.inject.internal.ConstructorBindingImpl.initialize(ConstructorBindingImpl.java:125)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl.initializeJitBinding(InjectorImpl.java:521)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl.createJustInTimeBinding(InjectorImpl.java:847)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl.createJustInTimeBindingRecursive(InjectorImpl.java:772)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl.getJustInTimeBinding(InjectorImpl.java:256)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl.getBindingOrThrow(InjectorImpl.java:205)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl.getInternalFactory(InjectorImpl.java:853)
at com.google.inject.internal.FactoryProxy.notify(FactoryProxy.java:46)
at com.google.inject.internal.ProcessedBindingData.runCreationListeners(ProcessedBindingData.java:50)
at com.google.inject.internal.InternalInjectorCreator.initializeStatically(InternalInjectorCreator.java:133)
at com.google.inject.internal.InternalInjectorCreator.build(InternalInjectorCreator.java:106)
at com.google.inject.Guice.createInjector(Guice.java:95)
at com.google.inject.Guice.createInjector(Guice.java:72)
at com.google.inject.Guice.createInjector(Guice.java:62)
at net.sf.openrocket.startup.SwingStartup.runInEDT(SwingStartup.java:143)
at net.sf.openrocket.startup.SwingStartup.access$000(SwingStartup.java:43)
at net.sf.openrocket.startup.SwingStartup$1.run(SwingStartup.java:79)
at java.desktop/java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: com.google.inject.internal.util.$ComputationException: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/script/ScriptEngineFactory
at com.google.inject.internal.util.$MapMaker$StrategyImpl.compute(MapMaker.java:553)
at com.google.inject.internal.util.$MapMaker$StrategyImpl.compute(MapMaker.java:419)
at com.google.inject.internal.util.$CustomConcurrentHashMap$ComputingImpl.get(CustomConcurrentHashMap.java:2041)
at com.google.inject.internal.FailableCache.get(FailableCache.java:50)
at com.google.inject.internal.MembersInjectorStore.get(MembersInjectorStore.java:65)
at com.google.inject.internal.ConstructorInjectorStore.createConstructor(ConstructorInjectorStore.java:73)
at com.google.inject.internal.ConstructorInjectorStore.access$000(ConstructorInjectorStore.java:28)
at com.google.inject.internal.ConstructorInjectorStore$1.create(ConstructorInjectorStore.java:36)
at com.google.inject.internal.ConstructorInjectorStore$1.create(ConstructorInjectorStore.java:32)
at com.google.inject.internal.FailableCache$1.apply(FailableCache.java:39)
at com.google.inject.internal.util.$MapMaker$StrategyImpl.compute(MapMaker.java:549)
... 35 more
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/script/ScriptEngineFactory
at java.base/java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods0(Native Method)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredMethods(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods(Unknown Source)
at com.google.inject.spi.InjectionPoint.getInjectionPoints(InjectionPoint.java:662)
at com.google.inject.spi.InjectionPoint.forInstanceMethodsAndFields(InjectionPoint.java:356)
at com.google.inject.internal.ConstructorBindingImpl.getInternalDependencies(ConstructorBindingImpl.java:151)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl.getInternalDependencies(InjectorImpl.java:585)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl.cleanup(InjectorImpl.java:543)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl.initializeJitBinding(InjectorImpl.java:529)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl.createJustInTimeBinding(InjectorImpl.java:847)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl.createJustInTimeBindingRecursive(InjectorImpl.java:772)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl.getJustInTimeBinding(InjectorImpl.java:256)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl.getBindingOrThrow(InjectorImpl.java:205)
at com.google.inject.internal.InjectorImpl.getInternalFactory(InjectorImpl.java:853)
at com.google.inject.internal.SingleFieldInjector.<init>(SingleFieldInjector.java:41)
at com.google.inject.internal.MembersInjectorStore.getInjectors(MembersInjectorStore.java:125)
at com.google.inject.internal.MembersInjectorStore.createWithListeners(MembersInjectorStore.java:95)
at com.google.inject.internal.MembersInjectorStore.access$000(MembersInjectorStore.java:34)
at com.google.inject.internal.MembersInjectorStore$1.create(MembersInjectorStore.java:42)
at com.google.inject.internal.MembersInjectorStore$1.create(MembersInjectorStore.java:39)
at com.google.inject.internal.FailableCache$1.apply(FailableCache.java:39)
at com.google.inject.internal.util.$MapMaker$StrategyImpl.compute(MapMaker.java:549)
... 45 more
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: javax.script.ScriptEngineFactory
at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
... 67 more

 

[TahoeGator]

btw I also tried downloading the Mac Java update for OS 2017 at https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572?locale=en_US and still no luck

 

[manixFan]

See this thread:

https://www.rocketryforum.com/showt...ndows-and-Mac-to-solve-all-your-Java-problems


Tony

 

[djkingsley]

I do not believe that OpenRocket 15.03 works with Java 9.x the unstable branch has a couple pull requests related to Java 9.

It would help if you went to github and either add to an existing issue if it&#8217;s similar to yours or open a new issue. https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket

 

[TahoeGator]

manixFan thank you!

this worked https://www.rocketryforum.com/showt...ndows-and-Mac-to-solve-all-your-Java-problems

 

[The_Lone_Beagle]

^ Glad you found that page!

neil_w is doing us all a huge favor by wrapping Open Rocket up into its own executable. Both Mac & Windows users are better off downloading OR as apps from his dropbox account.

 

[neil_w]

neil_w is doing us all a huge favor by wrapping Open Rocket up into its own executable. Both Mac & Windows users are better off downloading OR as apps from his dropbox account.

Thanks for the plug.

I do wish that more folks would find that thread before struggling with the standard install. I don't know how to get it to be a sticky, or if that would even solve the problem.

The real solution of course is for the OR folks to distribute packaged versions themselves. I am hopeful they'll do that for the next release, but there hasn't been any movement in that direction for the current release (efforts are focused on the next).