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Official Java 6 support on the Mac
Beaten by Gruber again (I blame the timezone), Apple has released a non-beta version of Java 6 (1.6.0_05) for the Mac:
This update provides Java SE 6 version 1.6.0_05.
This release does not change the default version of Java. This release is only for Mac OS X v10.5.2 and later, and should not be installed on earlier versions of Mac OS X. This release is for 64-bit Intel-based Macs only and cannot run on PowerPC-based or 32-bit Intel-based Macs.
Software developers can visit the Java Reference Library for information on this release’s features.
Here’s the download link.
It’d be nice to see this fix some of the issues with Java apps (not) interacting with Spaces.
Update: To get this working in Java apps, edit /Applications/App.app/Contents/Info.plist and ensure the JVMVersion string is set to 1.5+. Then open /Applications/Utilites/Java/Java Preferences.app and ensure “Java SE 6 (64-bit)” is at the top of the application order (drag it up). You may also want to update any JAVA_HOME, JDK_DIR, JDK_HOME, etc. environment variables, and potentially update the /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/CurrentJDK symlink to point at /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6. Should catch all command line apps and build scripts, etc.