notes on JDK version for OS X

benfry · benfry · commit df77ff038f37 · 2013-04-19T21:24:51.000-04:00
diff --git a/build/macosx/template.app/Contents/Info.plist b/build/macosx/template.app/Contents/Info.plist
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
       </dict>
     </array>
 
+    <!-- Do not change this. If you do, do not file a bug. -->
     <key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
     <string>10.6.8</string>
 
@@ -76,7 +77,9 @@
       <key>MainClass</key>
       <string>processing.app.Base</string>
 
-      <!-- As of 2.0a2 we are now requiring Java 1.6 -->
+      <!-- As of 2.0a2 we are now requiring Java 1.6. We don't yet support
+	   Java 7 on OS X (because of lack of retina and JOGL support).
+	   Switching this to 1.7 will likely break lots of things. -->
       <key>JVMVersion</key>
       <string>1.6*</string>
 
diff --git a/java/application/template.plist b/java/application/template.plist
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
       <key>MainClass</key>
       <string>@@sketch@@</string>
 
+      <!-- We don't support Java 7 on OS X. 
+	   Using it will break lots of things. -->
       <key>JVMVersion</key>
       <string>1.6*</string>
 
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
@@ -886,11 +886,6 @@ _ waiting on retina support for JDK 7
 _   http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=8009754
 _   b86 supposed to have some support (not available yet)
 _     http://jdk8.java.net/download.html
-_ keep an eye on the Java 8 builds, since all the effort goes there
-_   https://wikis.oracle.com/display/OpenJDK/Mac+OS+X+Port
-_   sudo port install mercurial
-_   ./get_source.sh
-_   ./jdk8/build/macosx-x86_64-normal-server-release/jdk/bin/java
 _ LWJGL forum discussion 
 _   http://lwjgl.org/forum/index.php/topic,4711.225.html
 _ change cmd line for OS X to use symlink? 
