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Java 6 for OS X
Posted by robogeek on April 29, 2008 at 03:43 PM | Comments (5)
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.
Oh, and, 13949712720901ForOSX
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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.)
Posted by: samkass on April 29, 2008 at 03:49 PM
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Finally! Is there a way to easily change the default version of Java?
Posted by: jeeky on April 29, 2008 at 10:14 PM
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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.
Posted by: m0thr4 on April 30, 2008 at 02:56 AM
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@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.
Posted by: robogeek on April 30, 2008 at 07:13 AM
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Roll on SoyLatte....
Posted by: gnu_andrew on April 30, 2008 at 10:48 AM
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