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How to Run Netbeans 4.1 using Tiger on Mac OS X 10.4

Finally, Apple released Tiger on Tiger. This means that Java developers who use Mac OS X as their development platform are now able to benefit from all the Java 5.0 changes.

Here's a step-by-step in getting NetBeans 4.1 to use the latest JDK:

1. Download J2SE 5.0 Release 1 from Apple's web site. Be sure to read the article and attached instructions.
2. You can configure your Mac to use the new JDK by default. All you need to do is change /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current symlink to point to the 1.5.0 directory:
   # rm Current
   # ln -s 1.5.0 Current
3. Edit /Applications/NetBeans4.1.app/Contents/Resources/NetBeans/etc/netbeans.conf . Change the netbeans_jdkhome line to read:
   netbeans_jdkhome="/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home"
4. Launch Netbeans by  double clicking on the icon.

At  this point, Netbeans should be running under Java 5.0. You can verify this by going to Help -> About and clicking on the Detail tab. Here's mine:



-- Fred

( Jun 02 2005, 10:13:31 AM MDT ) Permalink Comments [0]