jdk 1.6u13 for OSX

[Mac]

jdk 1.6 update 13 is now available from OSX software update.

Yes, the one that fixes the security exploit from sometime back.
Given the amount of discussion it generated on the podcast,
I thought this would be of interest to others.

[Mark Derricutt]

Don't forget this also has all the new plugin goodness as well!

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[Steven Herod]

And its significantly faster than the old one in startup (the Applet
plugin)

Looks like they were waiting for the release of Safari 4....

On Jun 16, 9:11 am, Mark Derricutt <m...@talios.com> wrote:
> Don't forget this also has all the new plugin goodness as well!
>
> --
> Discouragement is a dissatisfaction with the past, a distaste for the
> present, and a distrust of the future
> - Maree De Jong, Life NZ.
>
> blog:http://www.talios.com
> podcast:http://www.illegalargument.com
> skype / twitter: talios
>

[Bill Robertson]

And its only for 64-bit macs correct?

[Joshua Marinacci]

yes, which I think is all macs made in the last 2 or 3 years.

[Mark Derricutt]

I also note that Snow Leopard is 64-bit only as well.

[Joshua Marinacci]

While Java 6 is 64bit only, I believe the new plugin will work with Java 5 as well. (It does on Windows, anyway). 

[B Smith-Mannschott]

The prerelease version (two weeks ago from developer.apple.com) of
this update killed both TribalTrouble and TV-Browser on my machine.
I'm curious to see if the final release is any better.

// ben

[Frederic Simon]

Is it true?: Only 64 bit browsers can use the new plugin (so FF3 is still using Java 5 :( ).
So, beside Safari 4, is there another 64 bit browser for Mac?
Is there a developer preview of FF 64 bit somewhere?

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[Viktor Klang]

Whoa!
It's _way_ faster at boot than the previous update.

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[Fabrizio Giudici]

Mark Derricutt wrote:
> I also note that Snow Leopard is 64-bit only as well.

A blog commenter posted a link to an alleged screenshot of SL that shows
a Java 6 32 bit. I don't know whether it's genuine or fake.

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[Mario Camou]

I just installed the Java Update on a Core Duo (32-bit) iMac:
$ ls /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions
1.3@            1.4@            1.4.2/          1.5.0/          1.6.0/
         Current@
1.3.1/          1.4.1@          1.5@            1.6@            A/
         CurrentJDK@

However:

$ export JAVA_HOME=/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6/Home
$ java -version
Unable to launch
"/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6/Home/bin/java"
(86)
$ file $JAVA_HOME/bin/java
/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6/Home/bin/java:
Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_64

So, Java 1.6 is included...but it will work only on 64-bit machines.
Back to SoyLatte for this particular box (and no applet support).
-Mario.

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[hlovatt]

Unfortunately for me Netbeans has stopped working since the upgrade -
I can't make a new Java file! Other things, e.g. Scala seem fine. Very
odd.

[Fabrizio Giudici]

hlovatt wrote:
> Unfortunately for me Netbeans has stopped working since the upgrade -
> I can't make a new Java file! Other things, e.g. Scala seem fine. Very
> odd.
>

Please let the NetBeans community know about the problem and eventually
file an issue. I'm not having problems with NetBeans (so far), but I'm
seeing other troubled people.

[Mario Camou]

If you're having problems, check the file:

/Applications/Netbeans/<your version of Netbeans>.app/Contents/Resources/NetBeans/etc/netbeans.conf

There's a variable in there called netbeans_jdkhome. If unset, it will grab whatever your default JDK is. You might have it set to the 1.6 JDK, set it back to 1.5 if you're on a 32-bit or PowerPC box. The Mac JDK Home is at:

/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/<Java version>/Home

Up to 6.5.x (and 6.7 up to some point) it was set explicitly on install to point to 1.5. At some point in the 6.7 nightlies it was commented out so now it should grab the default JDK of the platform (which is very nice since now I don't have to manually set it up in my Core2 Duo boxen).

Hope this helps,

-Mario.

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[Adam G.]

Just in case you updater does not show the new update, here is a link
for the manual installation!

http://support.apple.com/downloads/Java_for_Mac_OS_X_10_5_Update_4

On Jun 16, 3:46 pm, Mario Camou <mca...@tecnoguru.com> wrote:
> If you're having problems, check the file:
> /Applications/Netbeans/<your version of
> Netbeans>.app/Contents/Resources/NetBeans/etc/netbeans.conf
>
> There's a variable in there called netbeans_jdkhome. If unset, it will grab
> whatever your default JDK is.
> You might have it set to the 1.6 JDK, set it back to 1.5 if you're on
> a 32-bit or PowerPC box. The Mac JDK Home is at:
>
> /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/<Java version>/Home
>
> Up to 6.5.x (and 6.7 up to some point) it was set explicitly on install to
> point to 1.5. At some point in the 6.7 nightlies it was commented out so now
> it should grab the default JDK of the platform (which is very nice since now
> I don't have to manually set it up in my Core2 Duo boxen).
>
> Hope this helps,
> -Mario.
>
> --
> I want to change the world but they won't give me the source code.
>
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 13:54, Fabrizio Giudici <
>

> fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it> wrote:
>
> > hlovatt wrote:
> > > Unfortunately for me Netbeans has stopped working since the upgrade -
> > > I can't make a new Java file! Other things, e.g. Scala seem fine. Very
> > > odd.
>
> > Please let the NetBeans community know about the problem and eventually
> > file an issue. I'm not having problems with NetBeans (so far), but I'm
> > seeing other troubled people.
>
> > --
> > Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager
> > Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere."
> > weblogs.java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici -www.tidalwave.it/blog

> > Fabrizio.Giud...@tidalwave.it - mobile: +39 348.150.6941

[Phil]

Finally! Will be downloading this just as soon as I get back home -
don't want to stress my mobile broadband account too much ;-) bring it
on...

[Frederic Simon]

The developer preview was working good, but with the "final":
- No more 1.6 in FF webstart
- No more 1.6 in Safari
- IntelliJ does not even starts!!

FYI: IntelliJ was fixed with "cp  /System/Library/Frameworks/

JavaVM.framework/Resources/MacOS/JavaApplicationStub64 /Applications/IntelliJ\ IDEA\ 8.1.app/Contents/MacOS/idea"

For the plugin issues I'll wait for some free time to check it.

[hlovatt]

Mario,

Thanks for the suggestion - changing netbeans_jdkhome to 1.6, it was
1.5, cured the problem (I am on Intel).

Cheers,

-- Howard.

On Jun 16, 11:46 pm, Mario Camou <mca...@tecnoguru.com> wrote:
> If you're having problems, check the file:
> /Applications/Netbeans/<your version of
> Netbeans>.app/Contents/Resources/NetBeans/etc/netbeans.conf
>
> There's a variable in there called netbeans_jdkhome. If unset, it will grab
> whatever your default JDK is.
> You might have it set to the 1.6 JDK, set it back to 1.5 if you're on
> a 32-bit or PowerPC box. The Mac JDK Home is at:
>
> /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/<Java version>/Home
>
> Up to 6.5.x (and 6.7 up to some point) it was set explicitly on install to
> point to 1.5. At some point in the 6.7 nightlies it was commented out so now
> it should grab the default JDK of the platform (which is very nice since now
> I don't have to manually set it up in my Core2 Duo boxen).
>
> Hope this helps,
> -Mario.
>
> --
> I want to change the world but they won't give me the source code.
>
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 13:54, Fabrizio Giudici <
>

> fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it> wrote:
>
> > hlovatt wrote:
> > > Unfortunately for me Netbeans has stopped working since the upgrade -
> > > I can't make a new Java file! Other things, e.g. Scala seem fine. Very
> > > odd.
>
> > Please let the NetBeans community know about the problem and eventually
> > file an issue. I'm not having problems with NetBeans (so far), but I'm
> > seeing other troubled people.
>
> > --
> > Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager
> > Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere."