Comments on: Make Old Java Applications Fully Snow Leopard Compatible

By: Golffies

Golffies — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:20:37 +0000

Such an easy workaround makes GanttProject launch like a charm without Rosetta on 10.6.8.
Thanks Mahmoud !

By: Adrian Bool

Adrian Bool — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:53:33 +0000

Worked great, many thanks for publishing this!

By: Mathias

Mathias — Fri, 21 May 2010 18:47:07 +0000

Hi. I’m having a hard time finding the Java application file (i’m a new mac user). How do i find that?

/Mathias

By: rajkumari

rajkumari — Thu, 20 May 2010 06:02:12 +0000

Hi ,
How can I create a symbolic link and use in my java application to successfully launch on MAC.I do not want to copy stub file in java Application folder.

Thanks in advance

Rajkumari

By: Mahmoud Al-Qudsi

Mahmoud Al-Qudsi — Fri, 07 May 2010 15:46:16 +0000

neelam, you can replace the stub loader in your application. There are no licensing issues – you’re currently shipping your app with an older version of the same file – just update it and redistribute.

By: neelam

neelam — Fri, 07 May 2010 07:29:04 +0000

I can not ask my clients to copy JavaApplicationStub. I am distributing my application which is supported on Java5. Although my application is perfectly running on Mac (with jre6), if I run the jar directly. But I want my application be be launched by double click on Myapplication.app.

By: Mahmoud Al-Qudsi

Mahmoud Al-Qudsi — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:28:14 +0000

Natasha: No, you only need to do this once – the file from 10.6 will be compatible with 10.7, etc.

Neelam: Difficult. You can make a new package built off of symbolics links from the original package + symbolic links from the 10.6 java stub loader…. but why? Just copy the package and modify it – that’s easier :)

By: Natasha

Natasha — Wed, 05 May 2010 13:07:13 +0000

If each time mac upgrade then I have to copy explicitly JavaApplicationStub..I have read that we can create symbolic link, what it is?

By: Neelam

Neelam — Wed, 05 May 2010 13:03:37 +0000

Hi..
How can I run app without copying JavaApplicationStub from /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Resources explicitly..If it possible the what changes I have to make?

By: Mahmoud Al-Qudsi

Mahmoud Al-Qudsi — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:03:57 +0000

Why not copy it?

By: natasha

natasha — Wed, 05 May 2010 07:29:43 +0000

How can I run application without copying JavaApplicationStub, if I have upgraded Mac.

By: Hawkeye King

Hawkeye King — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:55:03 +0000

Huzzah! Thanks!

By: Mahmoud Al-Qudsi

Mahmoud Al-Qudsi — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:48:46 +0000

David, thanks for catching that. Updated the post accordingly :)

By: David

David — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:25:48 +0000

Very useful. (There’s a typo on line 6 – you’re still working with the JavaApplicationStub, not with a JavaStubLoader. And if you’re a veteran Mac user just follow the path and duplicate the file, for goodness sake.)

One thing that I wondered was whether the modified Java app would still run on a PowerPC machine. The answer, to my suprise, is Yes.

By: fg

fg — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:22:50 +0000

You made my day :-)

Thanks a lot, now I can use JabRef with my Mac again – without “slowing down” Rosetta…