On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 10:02 PM, Doug Barton <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 10/19/14 6:07 PM, Doug Barton wrote:
>>
>> To open "DavMail" you need to install the legacy Java SE 6 runtime.
>>
>> I understand what the message is telling me, but I'm curious if anyone
>> knows why, and if there is a way around it. I'd rather not install Java
>> 6 anything if I can help it.

Was it a message from DavMail? Or from the OS? It may be indicating
some legacy behavior (re. bug) that the app relies on that has been
fixed in recent versions. It's also possible that DavMail was relying
on some advice I've seen online that indicates the only way to get
Java installed on Yosemite is to use the last version Apple provided.

http://www.appstorechronicle.com/install-java-osx-10-10-yosemite

The "recent update" they refer to is from May of this year and does
indeed provide Java 6.

> Turns out that Oracle Java 7 is no longer supported in Yosemite, you have to
> upgrade to Java 8. After doing so most of my stuff works now, but one
> important app does not.

7u71 should be fine, but there is also 8u25.
https://www.java.com/en/download/help/mac_10_10.xml

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