That was it! I installed the java developer package, there are now two versions of the 32-bit and the 64-bit virtual machine in the java preferences. I was then able to successfully installed emboss through fink.
I am now happily translating DNA sequences to my hearts content. Thanks again for all the help, I wouldn't have finished that process without you. Shae ________________________________________ From: Alexander Hansen [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 5:00 PM To: Shae Padrick Cc: [email protected] >> fink beginners mailing list Subject: Re: [Fink-beginners] Emboss on OSX 10.6 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 1/28/11 5:54 PM, Shae Padrick wrote: > Alexander- > >> I _think_ that JavaSE6.pkg was supposed to have been installed as part >> of the recent Java update, since it shows up has having been installed >> on October 21 here. You might try downloading the Java Update 3 >> manually from connect.apple.com to see if it's included there. > > According to this, Apple may have moved the standard location of Java SE 6 > with Update3. > > http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#releasenotes/Java/JavaSnowLeopardUpdate3LeopardUpdate8RN/NewandNoteworthy/NewandNoteworthy.html%23//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40010380-CH4-SW1 > > According to Java Preferences (I'm learning all this as I go here), I have > both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Java SE 6 (both are given as > 1.6.0_22-b04-307). > > It sounds like the Java Developer SDK puts a virtual machine where you are > looking, but the standard Java runtime does not. I just downloaded the > current Java Developer Package. I'll install that and try the emboss install > again and let you know what happens in an hour or two. Thanks for all your > help so far. > > Shae > > > ________________________________ > > UT Southwestern Medical Center > The future of medicine, today. > Ah, I forgot to check whether you'd installed the Java Developer Package. That could well do it. - -- Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. Fink User Liaison -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk1DSo8ACgkQB8UpO3rKjQ+KEgCeN2zstGcRVj4mUOOgJNzMpBxW Xy8An0QgsQj6D2jKo8cgXQmDnXJTmFeS =a0/P -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
