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Sunday Feb 26, 2012

How To Run NetBeans 7.1 On JDK 1.7 Mac OS X Port Developer Preview

Install NetBeans:-)
Install JDK 1.7 Mac OS X Port Developer Preview
Open: /Applications/NetBeans/NetBeans\ 7.1.app/Contents/Resources/NetBeans/etc/netbeans.conf
Change netbeans_jdkhome="/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.7.0.jdk/Contents/Home"

NetBeans works well so far, with minor visual glitches (e.g. anti-aliasing seems not to be implemented yet).

Posted at 07:44AM Feb 26, 2012 by Adam Bien in Real World Java EE Patterns - Rethinking Best Practices | Comments[3] | Views/Hits: 7149

Comments:

It might be better to set

netbeans_jdkhome=`/usr/libexec/java_home`

so that it honors your System-wide Java Preferences. Or, while still following this recommended practice, use

netbeans_jdkhome=`/usr/libexec/java_home -v1.7`

Also, I found NB to be quite unstable with jdk 1.7. Just my 2¢.

Posted by Ted Rust on March 14, 2012 at 01:34 AM CET #

I try both of them but only this one works for me
netbeans_jdkhome="/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/JDK 1.7.0 Developer Preview.jdk/Contents/Home"

Thanks Mr. Bien!
PS: by the way ... any book on the oven?

Posted by Esteban Vargas on April 11, 2012 at 05:23 AM CEST #

How to get rid of the java menu in the menubar? Is that a bug?

Posted by Warren on March 22, 2013 at 02:32 AM CET #