NetLogo 4.0.3
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Most Windows users should choose the NetLogo download with bundled Java, available from the main download page. There are two reasons you might want to use the download on this page instead:
If you think the download on this page might be appropriate for you, please read the following detailed technical information. Even if you already have Java installed on your computer, it probably will not work with NetLogo. For maximum performance, NetLogo uses a special option called the “server” VM. The default Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installer from Sun does not install this option. It is only included in Sun’s Java Development Kit (JDK). If you are not a Java developer, then you probably have the JRE, not the JDK. Therefore, if you want to run NetLogo with your own Java VM, you have two options:
We don’t recommend option 2, because NetLogo runs noticeably slower without the “server” option. If you choose option 2 anyway, here’s what to do. You have to tell NetLogo not to try to use the “server” VM option. First, install NetLogo using the download on this page. Then, open NetLogo 4.0.3.lax, located in the directory where you installed NetLogo (by default c:/Program Files/NetLogo 4.0.3), in a text editor such as Notepad. You need to remove the -server option from the additional java options. So change this section: # LAX.NL.JAVA.OPTION.ADDITIONAL # ----------------------------- # don't load native libs from user dirs, only ours, also run server not client VM lax.nl.java.option.additional=-Djava.ext.dirs= -server -Dsun.java2d.noddraw=true To look like this: # LAX.NL.JAVA.OPTION.ADDITIONAL # ----------------------------- # don't load native libs from user dirs, only ours, also run server not client VM lax.nl.java.option.additional=-Djava.ext.dirs= -Dsun.java2d.noddraw=true Again, remember that with this approach, performance is impaired.
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