Using Java 1.6 (Java 6) on Mac OSX
If you have
Mac OSX Leopard then you should have both 1.5 and 1.6 installed on the system
but by default 1.5 is used.
To check
which version is being used when you log in, open up terminal and type:
java -version
You should
see something like:
java version .1.5.0_16.
Java(TM)
2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_16-b06-284)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_16-133, mixed mode,
sharing)
To switch
this to use 1.6 instead, you need to add the following to your .bashrc:
alias
java=/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6/Commands/java
export
JAVA_HOME=/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6/
Remember to
either exit your terminal and start a new session or
just run the command:
source ~/.bashrc
for the
changes to take effect.