Re: Installing Java 1.5 release 4
Re: Installing Java 1.5 release 4
- Subject: Re: Installing Java 1.5 release 4
- From: Luke Bellandi <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 09:08:13 -0700
Hi Matt,
On Jun 16, 2006, at 6:08 AM, Matt Weiss wrote:
Hey All,
Is it possible to package java 1.5 VM with my java application such
that
I can install it without having to concern myself with the
prerequisites? I don't want to require the user to get java updates
through the software updater. Also, my clients may not have their
macs
hooked up to the internet. I'd like to be able to package the VM and
any prerequisites it may need on a disk or dmg. Has anyone had any
luck
with this?
I'm on tiger 10.4. I know that if you start from scratch with a new
fresh 10.4 install, the first prerequisite is java 1.3.1 and 1.4.2
release 2 update. Then it looks like the next prerequisite is an OSX
Combined update, which requires a restart (ugh). Then, finally after
downloading these two components (and rebooting) I am able to download
the J2SE 5.0 Release 4 update.
I do have a DMG of J2SE 5.0 Release 2 (I believe it's Release 2), but
it's not release 4. It has the frustrating prerequisite of the 1.3.1
and 1.4.2 updates and it doesn't set java 1.5 to be the system
default,
Thus I really want the latest 1.5 JVM.
It depends on if the later version of the JVM depends on files from
earlier versions, and thus may not function as a stand-alone package
even if the InstallationCheck and VolumeCheck scripts were changed to
not check for specific versions.
More importantly, if you are thinking about distributing the JVM that
Apple ships with your software, you need to make sure you have proper
legal clearance to do so. Just because Apple distributes a particular
piece of software without charging does not necessarily mean that that
software can be repackaged and distributed by another party.
I don't know a good way around the problem you have of dealing with
clients who may not have the latest software updates, or an internet
connection with which to get them. That's a tough one.
- Luke
Has anyone had any luck with installing individual software update
components?
Thanks in advance,
Matt
--
Matt Weiss - Software Journeyman
X-Rite, Incorporated
3100 44th Street SW
Grandville, MI 49418
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