No protocol error when URL in json file is empty

[denstar]

Hi!

This is about this:https://github.com/MinecraftForge/MinecraftForge/issues/6116

I didn't see anything in the GH issues, but didn't think to check here, looks like it's this:

FWIW putting a URL in the empty URL field in the json config fixed the issue. 

Thanks!

[DaemonUmbra]

Please provide a screenshot of your launcher

[denstar]

LOL, when I said it looked the same as the other post, I meant literally.

The launcher version is there in the log, and it's the same problem— I was using an old java launcher jar versus installing the new native-ish launcher.  I prefer the jar as long as it works, which it does, except for this.  Looks like the old launcher is unsupported by Forge so never mind, basically. ?

If you want to avoid more rando people asking this question, you can modify build.gradle to not put the URL element in there, versus the blank key, which seems to work with both the old and new launchers.  Guess it's just a matter of time until the old launcher doesn't work for MC itself, but for now at least tweaking that might cut down on the noise (though more traffic == more ad revenue generated so YMMV).  Better still would be to add a check for the min supported launcher version to nip this — and potential similar future problems — in the bud.

Thanks though, and HIH!