64-bit RXTX in 32-bit Arduino-0021 Linux distribution [imported]

[cmaglie]

This is Issue 375 moved from a Google Code project.
Added by 2010-10-13T04:39:39.000Z by [email protected].
Please review that bug for more context and additional comments, but update this bug.
Closed (WontFix).

Original labels: Type-Defect, Priority-Medium

Original description

What steps will reproduce the problem?

1. Install the 32-bit version Arduino-0021 for Linux.
2. Start it by double-clicking "arduino".

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Arduino IDE should show up, but nothing happens.

What version of the Arduino software are you using? On what operating
system? Which Arduino board are you using?
32-bit Arduino-0021 for Linux, downloaded from the web-site.
Ubuntu Linux 10.04 32-bit.
Arduino Duemilanove (not important, but for the sake of completeness)

Please provide any additional information below.
Actually, the JVM is left hanging, blocked while trying to load the native library for RXTX Serial. This is visible when Arduino is run from the console. A class loading exception on ELFCLASS64.

Solution is to download the RXTX library from its home and replace the "librxtxSerial.so" in the "Arduino/lib" folder (along with the JAR).