OS X JRE 7u6-ea now on java.net

[Scott Kovatch]

Hello,

I wanted to let everyone know that the EA release of the 7u6 JRE for OS X is now on java.net:

To get the 7u6 Mac port Plugin:
http://jdk7.java.net/macportpreview/7u6index.html

For known issues, please see release notes:
http://jdk7.java.net/macportpreview/7u6releasenotes.html

Please report any bugs at http://bugreport.sun.com or post to this thread. We would like to hear both success stories and issues you have encountered.

This EA release includes a beta of JavaFx 2.2 as well - no additional install needed. JavaFx will always be bundled with the JRE on the Mac.

The JRE uses Sparkle to update itself. When you run a Web Start app or Java applet we will look for a new version, and as new builds of the plugin are promoted, you will be prompted to update the plugin. This should happen about once a week. When you do update you will need to quit and restart whatever you were running manually. We are working on the restart behavior.

A few things to call out:

-- JavaFx-based applets do not work yet. We expect to have support soon.
-- DeployToolkit (http://java.com/js/dtjava.js) does not handle Mac OS X yet. If you are relying on that, watch this mailing list or the OTN forums and we will let you know when it has been updated.
-- There's no installer at the moment, but we will have one by the time we ship. There are a few manual steps needed to get all of the functionality up and running.
-- Web Start shortcuts aren't working yet, but Web Start itself works fine. If you have "Java for OS X 2012-001" or later, double-clicking on a JNLP file will use the Java 7 runtime.

Please do not use this JRE for bundling. If you are distributing an application, use the JRE inside the JDK for bundling purposes.

Thanks,
Scott K.

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Scott Kovatch
scott.kovatch at oracle.com
Santa Clara/Pleasanton, CA