UPDATE 11/12/09: I’ve updated the post with links to download SoyLatte 1.0.3.
UPDATE 6/16/09: I ran Software Update on my Mac last night and it appears that Apple has released an update to Java. I’m now rocking 1.6 natively. Update today.
UPDATE: due to folks running into trouble with this post I’ve created a much more detailed video for installing the JDK 1.6 on the Mac.
In my last post, Create and Deploy a JRuby app to the GlassFish gem in 10 minutes or less on Mac OS X, I mentioned using the JDK 1.6 (a.k.a. SoyLatte) to get the performance benefits from JRuby 1.1 RC2. Installing it is a snap, no compiling necessary. Here is what to do:
- Download SoyLatte 1.0.3 for Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5.
- Unzip the package and put the entire directory where you want it
- Optional: rename the folder to soylatte16-1.0.3
- Add the soylatte16-1.0.3/bin path to your $PATH variable to use soylatte rather than the JDK 1.5 that comes installed
- Fire up a terminal session and type “java -version
If everything worked out, you should see something similar to:
java version "1.6.0_03-p3" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_03-p3-landonf_03_feb_2008_02_12-b00) Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 1.6.0_03-p3-landonf_03_feb_2008_02_12-b00, mixed mode)
Enjoy the performance!
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