Refactored some things to allow us to use them in externally.

src/java/com/threerings/getdown/data/Application.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: Application.java,v 1.27 2004/08/03 00:10:34 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: Application.java,v 1.28 2004/08/03 03:29:58 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.getdown.data;
 
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.io.CopyUtils;
 
 import com.threerings.getdown.Log;
 import com.threerings.getdown.util.ConfigUtil;
+import com.threerings.getdown.util.LaunchUtil;
 import com.threerings.getdown.util.MetaProgressObserver;
 import com.threerings.getdown.util.ProgressObserver;
 
@@ -379,20 +380,7 @@ public class Application
         int idx = 0;
 
         // reconstruct the path to the JVM
-        String apbase = System.getProperty("java.home") +
-            File.separator + "bin" + File.separator;
-        String apath = apbase + "java";
-        if (!new File(apath).exists()) {
-            apath = apbase + "javaw.exe";
-            if (!new File(apath).exists()) {
-                apath = apbase + "java.exe";
-                if (!new File(apath).exists()) {
-                    Log.warning("Unable to find java! [jhome=" + apbase + "].");
-                    apath = apbase + "java";
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        args[idx++] = apath;
+        args[idx++] = LaunchUtil.getJVMPath();
 
         // add the classpath arguments
         args[idx++] = "-classpath";

src/java/com/threerings/getdown/launcher/Getdown.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: Getdown.java,v 1.32 2004/08/02 20:07:33 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: Getdown.java,v 1.33 2004/08/03 03:29:58 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.getdown.launcher;
 
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import com.threerings.getdown.data.Application;
 import com.threerings.getdown.data.Resource;
 import com.threerings.getdown.tools.Patcher;
 import com.threerings.getdown.util.ConfigUtil;
+import com.threerings.getdown.util.LaunchUtil;
 import com.threerings.getdown.util.ProgressObserver;
 
 /**
@@ -462,19 +463,17 @@ public class Getdown extends Thread
         try {
             Process proc = _app.createProcess();
 
-            // on Windows 98 we need to stick around and read the output
-            // of stdout lest the process fills its output buffer and
-            // chokes, yay!
-            String osname = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase();
-            if (osname.indexOf("windows 98") != -1 ||
-                osname.indexOf("windows me") != -1) {
+            // on Windows 98 and ME we need to stick around and read the
+            // output of stderr lest the process fill its output buffer
+            // and choke, yay!
+            if (LaunchUtil.mustMonitorChildren()) {
                 // close our window if it's around
                 if (_frame != null) {
                     _frame.dispose();
                     _status = null;
                     _frame = null;
                 }
-                Log.info("Sticking around to read stderr on " + osname + "...");
+                Log.info("Sticking around to read stderr...");
                 InputStream stderr = proc.getErrorStream();
                 BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(
                     new InputStreamReader(stderr));

src/java/com/threerings/getdown/util/LaunchUtil.java

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+//
+// $Id: LaunchUtil.java,v 1.1 2004/08/03 03:29:58 mdb Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.getdown.util;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+import com.threerings.getdown.Log;
+
+/**
+ * Useful routines for launching Java applications from within other Java
+ * applications.
+ */
+public class LaunchUtil
+{
+    /**
+     * Reconstructs the path to the JVM used to launch this process.
+     */
+    public static String getJVMPath ()
+    {
+        String apbase = System.getProperty("java.home") +
+            File.separator + "bin" + File.separator;
+        String apath = apbase + "java";
+        if (!new File(apath).exists()) {
+            apath = apbase + "javaw.exe";
+            if (!new File(apath).exists()) {
+                apath = apbase + "java.exe";
+                if (!new File(apath).exists()) {
+                    Log.warning("Unable to find java! [jhome=" + apbase + "].");
+                    apath = apbase + "java";
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return apath;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if, on this operating system, we have to stick around
+     * and read the stderr from our children processes to prevent them
+     * from filling their output buffers and hanging.
+     */
+    public static boolean mustMonitorChildren ()
+    {
+        String osname = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase();
+        return (osname.indexOf("windows 98") != -1 ||
+                osname.indexOf("windows me") != -1);
+    }
+}