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Can't install Java 7 on Mac

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Can't install Java 7 on Mac
February 6, 2012 - 18:39
rondelion
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Hi,

I have followed the instructions on http://jdk7.java.net/macportpreview/.

The java command works from the bin directory where the executable is located,

but not from other directories and causes the following message:

$ bin/java
-bash: bin/java: Bad CPU type in executable

I tried to set JAVA_HOME as follows, but does not make a difference.

$ export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/JDK¥ 1.7.0¥ Developer¥ Preview.jdk/Contents/Home

My system is an Intel Core Duo Mac, OS X 10.6.8.

Any thought about it?

It might be a VERY basic question but I appreciate your help!

-- Naoya A.

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Re: Can't install Java 7 on Mac
February 12, 2012 - 19:26
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rondelion
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> The java command works from the bin directory where the executable is located,

It was wrong. The command worked was that of jdk6 for which PATH was defined.

So, the java command from jdk7 doesn't work at all on my machine even after

adding the path:

$ export PATH=${JAVA_HOME}/bin:$PATH