On Tuesday, 11th of August 2009, Liam Proven wrote: > > The Linux version works okay on Gentoo Linux, at least it did on my > > previous system, a Power Mac G4 MDD. > > Available is 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 in both 32-bit and in 64-bit versions. > > > > If such a port will also work in the underlaying Unix of Mac OS X I don't > > know. > > No, it won't. > > [a] OS X is Unix but it's not Linux. Linux binaries will not run on OS X. > > [b] OS X has its own GUI, Aqua, which is totally different from X.11 > as used on Linux. Also OS X Java is extended to support calls into > NextStep objects. > > You need an OS X version of Java for OS X. AFAIK, Sun does not produce > one, as Apple does.
Thanks for the clarification. I guess you're right, it most probably won't work. It could be though that it works for the Unix/X11 part of Mac OS X, just like most open source applications work using macports or fink. This wouldn't show up for Safari and other native Mac OS X applications, so this is not what we are looking for... > > > It is clear though that Sun's version and Apple's versions of Java 1.6 > > are Intel-only (x86 and maybe x86-64). > > > > Anyway, I'd also be interested in ways to get Java 1.6 on Mac OS X/PPC. > > Andreas aka Mac User #330250 > > Unfortunately Apple is dropping support for the PowerPC and so PPC > users are stuck with whatever version of Java Apple provides and this > means 1.5. So it would seem. Sad, but business as usual I guess. Apple wants to sell their new computers, so there you have yet another feature you get when buy an Intel-Mac. Reminds me of the way Microsoft sold Windows 2000: USB support, which Windows NT 4.0 didn't have. It would have been easy to implement a driver, but Microsoft wanted to sell Windows 2000 and so it was. Cheers, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
