--- xtimecompose.orig	2014-09-22 15:45:29.478811673 +0100
+++ xtimecomposer	2014-09-22 16:04:02.098414316 +0100
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
 }
 
 # Check java version
-my $version = substr($output, 14, 3);
+$output =~ /version "(\d\.\d).*"/;
+my $version = $1;
+
 if ($version < 1.5) {
     die ("Incorrect java version. Requires 1.5 or greater.\n");
 }