Re: Setting default Java

Mike Swingler <swingler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Don't worry about /Library/Java/Home, it's only there for backwards
> compatibility with really old apps. Set your $JAVA_HOME to the output
> of /usr/libexec/java_home instead. It tracks the setting in Java
> Preferences.app, which is set for your user, unlike symlinks on disk
> that have to be modified by root, and affect every user.

Hmmm.  I'm running 10.5.7 without update 4 installed, and I don't see
/usr/libexec/java_home.  So, not *that* old.  Nonetheless, I've put
that check into my configure script.

Bill
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