JBuilder Warning: Linux: "Warning: Cannot convert string "<Key>Home,_Key_Begin" to type VirtualBinding"

By: Josh Fletcher

Abstract: What to try if you get a keybinding error with JBuilder on Linux.


Question:

When I try to run JBuilder or my Java programs on Linux, I get a bunch of warnings like:

Warning: Cannot convert string "Home,_Key_Begin" to type VirtualBinding

What can I do?

 
Answer:

It appears that Sun's JDK "misbehaves" and prints out keybinding warnings if your DISPLAY variable is of the form:

DISPLAY=:0.0

...intead of...

DISPLAY=hostname:0.0

Note that IBM's JDK may just dump core if your DISPLAY variable is set this way. We suggest that you check the format of your DISPLAY variable and make sure it has a usable hostname.

 

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