2009/8/10 Mac User #330250 <[email protected]>: > > Hi! > > There is a PowerPC version of Java from IBM, available for Linux, AIX and > z/OS. > http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/ > You need to register for a download. > > The Linux version works okay on Gentoo Linux, at least it did on my previous > system, a Power Mac G4 MDD. > Available is 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 in both 32-bit and in 64-bit versions. > > If such a port will also work in the underlaying Unix of Mac OS X I don't > know.
No, it won't. [a] OS X is Unix but it's not Linux. Linux binaries will not run on OS X. [b] OS X has its own GUI, Aqua, which is totally different from X.11 as used on Linux. Also OS X Java is extended to support calls into NextStep objects. You need an OS X version of Java for OS X. AFAIK, Sun does not produce one, as Apple does. > It is clear though that Sun's version and Apple's versions of Java 1.6 are > Intel-only (x86 and maybe x86-64). > > Anyway, I'd also be interested in ways to get Java 1.6 on Mac OS X/PPC. > Andreas aka Mac User #330250 Unfortunately Apple is dropping support for the PowerPC and so PPC users are stuck with whatever version of Java Apple provides and this means 1.5. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven Email: [email protected] • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: [email protected] Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AOL/AIM/iChat/Yahoo/Skype: liamproven • LiveJournal/Twitter: lproven MSN: [email protected] • ICQ: 73187508 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
