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Java 6 for OS X

Posted by robogeek on April 29, 2008 at 3:43 PM PDT

It's been how long? Thank you Apple for getting this out! Anyway, Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1: This Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1 adds Java SE 6 version 1.6.0_05 to your Mac. This update does not replace the existing installation of J2SE 5.0 or change the default version of Java.

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by robogeek - 2008-05-22 07:40

FWIW we're getting success with getting OpenJDK into Linux distros. It means that over time we'll tend to see the distros bundling up-to-date OpenJDK builds, and we can act as a community to raise effort to cause large parts of the Java ecosystem to be integrated with Linux distros. It could make Linux into a first class platform for Java development. Apple tried to make Mac OS X a first class Java development environment and that's part of why I bought into Mac's. ...but...

I too have a 10.4 MBP and mine, even if I upgraded to 10.5, because it's just a CoreDuo not Core2Duo, would not run Java 6. This sux.

by duerrt - 2008-05-22 06:51

I'm on 10.4 and I cant get JDK 1.6???? This is crap! I've got a 10.4 MacBook Pro. I had heard that it was a good Java development environment. NOT!!!!!! Think this is my last MAC.

by jeeky - 2008-04-29 22:14

Finally! Is there a way to easily change the default version of Java?

by m0thr4 - 2008-04-30 02:56

The (completely free) developer preview has been available for months and I've had no problems with it at all. @samkass: If you had asked for a Mac anytime from August 2007 onwards, you would have got a 64-bit Intel Mac. @jeeky: Apple advise that you do not change the default version of Java as it can cause unexpected behaviour with certain applications. There's no need to anyway for Java development purposes - you can simply set JAVA_HOME (or your IDE of choice) to point to the version you need.

by samkass - 2008-04-29 15:49

I know I'm never satisfied, but unfortunately my home Mac is still a G5, and my wife's is a first-generation Intel MacBook. Thus, since this JDK is for 64-bit Intel Macs only, I still can't use it. Sigh. At least my company gives me a Dell instead so I can get my work done. (Imagine if I'd asked for a Mac... I'd be looking pretty stupid right about now.)

by gnu_andrew - 2008-04-30 10:48

Roll on SoyLatte....

by robogeek - 2008-04-30 07:13

@jeeky: It seems Apple is recommending against changing the default version. However you can do so.. in Applications / Utilities / Java you find a Java Preferences thingymajob. Run that and you can select the preferred Java. You can also find the installed Java's under /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions and as m0thr4 said it's easy to set JAVA_HOME to some subdirectory under there.