Based on "should continue to run on 10.6.8", can the 10.7.0 check ("OS X Lion required: This Installer is supported only on OS X Lion (10.7.0)") be removed from the installer, or can it be changed to a drag-and-drop install?
On Apr 12, 2012, at 4:00 AM, Rainer Frey wrote:
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> On 12.04.2012, at 12:48, Dalibor Topic wrote:
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>> On 4/12/12 1:53 AM, Michael Hall wrote:
>>> Again someone please correct me if I understand incorrectly.
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>> See https://wikis.oracle.com/display/OpenJDK/Mac+OS+X+Port .
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> Unfortunately that doesn't say much regarding the specific question in this thread.
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>> Note that only Mac OS X 10.7 will be an Oracle-supported platform.
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> Does that mean the installer will only be available for 10.7, even after the preview phase? Or will it install, but not be guaranteed to work?
> Is there a technical reason (perhaps within the installer itself) to deny installation on older versions, or is this done to signal the unsupported state of 10.6?
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>> It should continue to run on 10.6.8 + Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 6 but that is not guaranteed.
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> That's nice, but to run, it needs to be installed. The installer currently does not install, and build requirements also say 10.7. So the only way to run on 10.6 is to have a 10.7-installation available to get a 10.6-installable bundle without installer.
> Maybe a drag-and-drop bundle could be provided in addition to the installer.
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> Regards
> Rainer Frey
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