Jdev 11g Installation on Mac

Jdev 11g Installation

1) Download jdev installation from Oracle (generic )
2) Install JDK 1.6 version if it is not installed

JDK 1.6.0 path is  /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home 

3) In order for the installer to see JKD 1.6 on your Mac, you need to create a symbol link for 

classes.jar:

cd /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home
sudo mkdir jre
cd jre
sudo mkdir lib
cd lib
sudo ln -s /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/classes/classes.jar rt.jar

Run the following command to install 

/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/bin/java -jar /Users//Downloads/jdevstudio11117install.jar


Make sure JDK Path set properly after installation

/Users//Oracle11g/Middleware11g/jdeveloper/jdev/bin/jdev.conf

if not change it properly,

SetJavaHome /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home



Short Cut or alias for Jdev

Update the .profile or .bash_profile file with following

alias startjdev="/Users//Oracle11g/Middleware11g/jdeveloper/jdev/bin/jdev




Oracle blog : http://download.oracle.com/otn_hosted_doc/jdeveloper/11gdemos/Mobile_Mac_Install/Mobile_Mac_Install.html


Set $JAVA_HOME environment variable on Mac OS X

$ vi .bash_profile

export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home)

$ source .bash_profile

$ echo $JAVA_HOME

/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.7.0.jdk/Contents/Home

Why /usr/libexec/java_home?

This java_home can return the Java version specified in Java Preferences for the current user. For examples,

/usr/libexec/java_home -V

Matching Java Virtual Machines (3):

1.7.0_05, x86_64: "Java SE 7" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.7.0.jdk/Contents/Home

1.6.0_41-b02-445, x86_64: "Java SE 6" /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home

1.6.0_41-b02-445, i386: "Java SE 6" /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home