But note that, if you have the more secure Java 8 installed, Java 6 and 8
runtimes will conflict in recent versions of OS X, where only one Java runtime
is allowed to be active.
One can still use java 8 yet “fool" some legacy apps into using Java 6, as
instructed at:
https://oliverdowling.com.au/2015/10/09/oracles-jdk-8-on-mac-os-x-el-capitan/
<https://oliverdowling.com.au/2015/10/09/oracles-jdk-8-on-mac-os-x-el-capitan/>
[for JDK]
https://oliverdowling.com.au/2015/10/09/oracles-jre-8-on-mac-os-x-el-capitan/
<https://oliverdowling.com.au/2015/10/09/oracles-jre-8-on-mac-os-x-el-capitan/>
[for just JRE]
Not sure whether octave with its default variant +java will be so fooled..
> On May 24, 2016, at 12:20 PM, Ryan Schmidt <ryandes...@macports.org> wrote:
>
>
> On May 24, 2016, at 10:48 AM, Marius Schamschula wrote:
>
>> Java SE 6 is apparently no longer on Apple’s servers (I looked for it a week
>> or two ago).
>
> Java SE 6 for OS X 10.7 Lion through OS X 10.11 El Capitan:
>
> https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572
>
> For Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard:
>
> https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1573
>
> For Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard:
>
> https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1359
>
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