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bubblefart
Java
Feb 26th, 2009, 4:50pm  
I can't seem to get Java on my computer.

I'm using an iMac, OS X Version 10.5.6

I tried to download Java for my Mac they never worked and all I see are coffee  cups. Does anyone know of a site where I can get it??
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PhiLho 
Re: Java
Reply #1 - Feb 26th, 2009, 5:51pm  
AFAIK, on Mac systems, you can use only Apple's own, private implementation of Java. Which was lagging behind Sun's one.
Aren't you supposed to have it installed out of the box in OS X?
Anyway, I would look at Apple's site for any update/download.
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WombatNation
Re: Java
Reply #2 - Mar 1st, 2009, 3:54am  
PhiLho is correct. You need Apple's implementation, which is automatically provided with OS X. I have OS X 10.5.6.

$ ls /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/
1.3@        1.3.1/      1.4@        1.4.1@      1.4.2/      1.5@        1.5.0/      1.6@        1.6.0/      A/          Current@    CurrentJDK@

The default is Java 1.5, at least on my machine.

$ java -version
java version "1.5.0_16"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_16-b06-284)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_16-133, mixed mode, sharing)

It took Apple a while to release an implementation of Java 6 (a.k.a., 1.6), but it's now available, as you can see above in the directory listing.
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Andreas L
Re: Java
Reply #3 - May 22nd, 2009, 8:56pm  
Apple also distributes their JDK's as a part of the XCode tools.
If you get an Apple developer account you can also download the latest updates and previews separately.
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