https://github.com/wonder-mice/mac-java-launcher

Launcher for bundled java application on Mac OS
https://github.com/wonder-mice/mac-java-launcher

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Launcher for bundled java application on Mac OS

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/wonder-mice/mac-java-launcher
• Owner: wonder-mice
• License: other
• Created: 2013-11-23T17:45:14.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-10-01T10:14:54.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-01-19T10:31:06.356Z (5 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 242 KB
• Stars: 52
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 7
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
mac-java-launcher

=================

Launcher for bundled java applications on Mac OS

Usage is simple:

```bash

$ git clone https://github.com/wonder-mice/mac-java-launcher.git mac-java-launcher.git

$ cd mac-java-launcher.git

$ ./use --apply "/Applications/IntelliJ IDEA 12 CE.app" --java-version "1.6+" 

```

This command will:

1.  Backup original `Info.plist` to `Info.plist.original`

2.  Copy `launcher` script to `AppBundle.app/Contents/MacOS/mac-java-launcher`

3.  Remove "Java" (or "JVMOptions")  section from `Info.plist`

4.  Set "CFBundleExecutable" in `Info.plist` to `mac-java-launcher`

5.  Set "JVMVersion" in `Info.plist.original` to `1.6+`

Also, it is easy to restore original launcher:

```bash

$ ./use --undo "/Applications/IntelliJ IDEA 12 CE.app" --java-version "1.6*"

```

This command will revert previous one. "--java-version" is optional in both cases,

however "--undo" doesn't revert java version change by itself.

Changing Only the JDK Version

=============================

Many newer `.app` bundles do not require the `launcher` script to work, such as

`IntelliJ IDEA 13.x`. However, these applications may still require an earlier

version of Java to be installed (e.g., JDK 1.6).

In such cases, the `Info.plist` needs to have its `JVMVersion` updated. IntelliJ

IDEA 13.x has a value of `1.6*`, which _requires_ a release of JDK 1.6 to be

installed. However, changing it to `1.6+` allows it to work with JDK 1.6 and

newer.

```bash

$ ./use --java-version "1.6+" "/Applications/IntelliJ IDEA 13.app"

```

This command will:

1. Change the `JVMVersion` to `1.6+` from the default `1.6*` and allow IntelliJ

IDEA 13 to work JDK 1.6, JDK 1.7, or JDK 1.8.

About

=====

Mac OS launcher for bundled java applications requires JDK 1.6 to be installed.

And even if application itself requires only JDK 1.7 you will still need to

install JDK 1.6 -- just to satisfy the application launcher. You can see this

issue, for example, with `IntelliJ IDEA` or `yEd` after changing

"JVMVersion" in Info.plist to `1.6+` (not the case for newer releases of IDEA).

If you would like to require a specific JDK release, such as JDK 1.7, then you

can change the value to `1.7*`. If you would like to allow for any release

_after_ a specific release, such as JDK 1.7, then you can specify the value with

a `+`--like `1.7+`--to allow any JDK to be used _starting_ with that relase and

up (e.g., JDK 1.8 would also work).

`mac-java-launcher` replaces the default launcher shipped with the application

and `mac-java-launcher` requires no JDK by itself (it will replace launcher only

for single application specified in command line argument). After that, only the

JDK version actually required by application must be installed.

`mac-java-launcher` uses the "Java" section from `Info.plist.original` when

launching application. If you want, for example, change "JVMVersion" from

`1.6*` to `1.6+` you can do it in `Info.plist.original`. Also, that can be

done with "--java-version" option.