On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 4:16 PM, Larry Gusaas <larry.gus...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2015-10-15, 4:35 PM Kay Schenk wrote: > >> The need for Java is detailed in the System Requirements -- >> http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_aoo41.html >> linked from the Download page. What I found "startling" was the >> message that Java 6 is needed on Macintosh, which I was not aware >> of. We've switched to Java 7 for sure for Windows and Linux builds. >> The lack of a Mac buildbot makes tracking these kinds of anomalies >> difficult. >> > I don't see any mention that OS X requires a specific version of JRE. > > The Java listing states minimum requirements which apply to all operating > systems. > > I am using JRE 1.8.x on my Mac. > > There was a problem with Macs having Apple's version of JRE 1.6 installed > in order for AOO to recognize newer JRE. I don't remember if that bug has > been resolved. > βnot according to this bug just filed today... π β βhttps://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=126591 β > > -- > _________________________________ > > Larry I. Gusaas > Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada > Website: http://larry-gusaas.com > "An artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind > theirs." - Edgard Varese > > > > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK βThe journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.β --Lao Tzu
