Java issues

[A less presumptuous name.]

So I tried to install the West Point Bridge Design software, since we've been using it in school. I downloaded the 2010 version of mac, got everything installed, and ran the application. And then a window appears telling me that no compatible version of Java 1.6+ can be found. I have the latest version of Java, according to Software Update. So, does anyone know how to solve my problems?

[Niemand]

What version of Mac OS are you using? I find that the installed version of Java is "1.6.0_22" on my system, which runs 10.6 (Snow Leopard), and while according to Apple's developer documentation 10.5 (Leopard) comes with Java version 1.5, there are notes about updates for it including Java 1.6. If you're still using 10.3 (Panther) you would be stuck with Java 1.4.2 or some such, and it's my suspicion that if you're still using 10.4 (Tiger), 1.5 will be the best you get. (Confused by the version numbers yet?)

 

It may be possible to install a newer version of Java from another source than Apple, but it would likely lack proper GUI support, which is likely exactly what you need if a normal desktop application is demanding Java.

[Earth]

atm oracle has no java for macosx and it won't make until next osx comes.

[Niemand]

I remembered that there is SoyLatte, which claims to provide a recent version of Java for older versions of Mac OS, but I haven't tried it myself, and it might entail having to tinker with things at fairly low levels.

[A less presumptuous name.]

I'm on Leopard (10.5.8). The software developer says that's the newest system I need for the software.

 

EDIT: I'm on a PPC processor, if that makes any difference. Skimming around other sites, I think it does.

[Niemand]

According to the page for Java_for_Mac_OS_X_10_5_Update_8, that update is only available for Intel machines, but Update 5 says nothing about being invalid for PPC machines. In fact, I poked through it, and it includes a universal binary for Java 1.6.0_15 with PPC code. So, it appears that installing all Leopard updates on a PPC machine should give you Java 1.6, and you can always try downloading that update directly and installing it; (probably) the worst that can happen is that Installer.app tells you 'no'.

[A less presumptuous name.]

I'm downloading that now. The reason I'm confused is because I always upgrade Java with Software Update as soon as it comes out, so I would imagine that if Apple had released 1.6 for leopard, I would have it.

 

EDIT: So I tried to install Java update 5, and it told me that I already had a newer update, being update 8, which I installed yesterday.

[Earth]

uninstall newer and install older.

[Niemand]

Quote:

uninstall newer and install older.

It doesn't sound like he should do that. If update 8 installed cleanly, he should have the latest version of Java available (for Mac OS).

Master1, try running

Code:

java -version

in a terminal window. (We really should have done this to start with.) If it reports version 1.6, you're as done as you're going to get; otherwise you'll need to try something else.

[A less presumptuous name.]

Code:

Java 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_26-b03-376-9M3263)

Java HotSpot Client VM (build 1.5.0_26-156, mixed mode, sharing)