Comments on: Setting Java Version on Leopard http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2009/05/23/setting-java-version-on-leopard/ Technology and Geek Stuff by Eric Burke Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:37:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Eric Burke http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2009/05/23/setting-java-version-on-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-37224 Eric Burke Mon, 25 May 2009 12:56:29 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=1194#comment-37224 @Smitty I did not, the ant shell script automatically appends the "bin" to $JAVA_HOME @Smitty I did not, the ant shell script automatically appends the “bin” to $JAVA_HOME

]]> By: Smitty http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2009/05/23/setting-java-version-on-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-37189 Smitty Mon, 25 May 2009 06:33:25 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=1194#comment-37189 @Eric Quick question. Did you have to add "$JAVA_HOME/bin" to your path as well? @Eric Quick question. Did you have to add “$JAVA_HOME/bin” to your path as well?

]]> By: Dominic Mitchell http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2009/05/23/setting-java-version-on-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-36985 Dominic Mitchell Sat, 23 May 2009 18:01:48 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=1194#comment-36985 The latest OS X Java Update (presently a <a href="http://lists.apple.com/archives/java-dev/2009/Apr/msg00221.html" rel="nofollow">developer preview</a>) handles this better. According to the <a href="http://adcdownload.apple.com/Java/java_for_mac_os_x_10.5_update_4_developer_preview_9m3063/21904_javaformacosx10.5update4releasenotes.html" rel="nofollow">release notes</a>: By popular request, there is now a way for developers of server or command-line tools to determine the best available Java version to use. /usr/libexec/java_home prints out the path to the user's preferred version of Java to stdout, which is designed to be used in the $JAVA_HOME environment variable. Mac OS X still does not pre-set a $JAVA_HOME environment variable for all users, because it's not possible to know the most appropriate version to use for all users, and all applications which may have very different requirements. /usr/libexec/java_home takes version and architecture arguments which filter out ineligible Java versions. See the --help or java_home man page for more information. The latest OS X Java Update (presently a developer preview) handles this better. According to the release notes:

By popular request, there is now a way for developers of server or command-line tools to determine the best available Java version to use. /usr/libexec/java_home prints out the path to the user’s preferred version of Java to stdout, which is designed to be used in the $JAVA_HOME environment variable. Mac OS X still does not pre-set a $JAVA_HOME environment variable for all users, because it’s not possible to know the most appropriate version to use for all users, and all applications which may have very different requirements. /usr/libexec/java_home takes version and architecture arguments which filter out ineligible Java versions. See the –help or java_home man page for more information.

]]> By: Bill Morgan http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2009/05/23/setting-java-version-on-leopard/comment-page-1/#comment-36981 Bill Morgan Sat, 23 May 2009 17:25:02 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=1194#comment-36981 Thanks for the tip, Eric. I hadn't burrowed that far into /Applications/Utilities. Now that you've led the way into changing JVMs, and in light of the recent security flap about Apple's version, can you tell us more about the available JVMs? Or at least give us a pointer to a good discussion of the subject? Bill Thanks for the tip, Eric. I hadn’t burrowed that far into /Applications/Utilities. Now that you’ve led the way into changing JVMs, and in light of the recent security flap about Apple’s version, can you tell us more about the available JVMs? Or at least give us a pointer to a good discussion of the subject?

Bill

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