Cannot install JDK7 update on machine with JDK8 EA installed

[Martijn Verburg]

Hmm, you're right, not sure what you can do in that case.  My Java 8 builds
are from source so I haven't run across your use case :-(

Cheers,
Martijn


On 7 March 2013 18:06, Oliver Gierke <ogierke at vmware.com> wrote:

> Tar files for Mac OS? Currently the download page [0] only lists the DMG
> containing the installer that refuses the install.
>
> Cheers,
> Ollie
>
> [0]
> http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7-downloads-1880260.html
>
> Am 06.03.2013 um 16:16 schrieb Martijn Verburg <martijnverburg at gmail.com>:
>
> > Hi Oliver,
> >
> > Yes this has been discussed in the past.  For us power users I believe
> that downloading and installing the tar archives works fine.  Can't
> remember what the official line was regarding supporting multiple versions.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Martijn
> >
> >
> > On 6 March 2013 11:07, Oliver Gierke <ogierke at vmware.com> wrote:
> > Of course:
> >
> > $ java -version
> > openjdk version "1.8.0-ea"
> > OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build
> 1.8.0-ea-lambda-nightly-h3207-20130205-b76-b00)
> > OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.0-b15, mixed mode)
> >
> > $ java -version
> > java version "1.7.0_15"
> > Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_15-b03)
> > Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.7-b01, mixed mode)
> >
> > To be precise: I installed Java 8 *after* I had Java 7 of course. It
> seems that the updater now checks for the most recent version and assumes I
> don't want to use 7 if I already have 8, which is a bit of a stretch.
> >
> > It generally seems that Oracle is trying to push installations into a
> "single Java version only" (by explicitly removing Java 6). This is a quite
> unbearable situation especially for developers that *have* to build with
> older versions of a JDK.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Ollie
> >
> > Am 06.03.2013 um 11:43 schrieb Ben Evans <benjamin.john.evans at gmail.com
> >:
> >
> > > Oliver,
> > >
> > > Can you post the exact versions and natures of each build?
> > >
> > > I can confirm that on Lion, I have multiple 8's - both ORCL & OpenJDK
> > > / Lambda as well as latest 7.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Ben
> > >
> > > On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Oliver Gierke <ogierke at vmware.com>
> wrote:
> > >> Hi all,
> > >>
> > >> I am unable to install the latest JDK7 update on a Mac (Mountain
> Lion). The installer immediately quits with "Higher version already
> installed!". Trying to report this as bug through the bug tracker I was
> directed to a page saying "If you have encountered a bug in a JRE not
> released by Oracle, please contact the specific vendor about your bug."
> This is probably not really up to date anymore as well.
> > >>
> > >> Cheers,
> > >> Ollie
> > >>
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