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[ryan42]

Is there any way I can compile with JDK 1.5 (J2SE 5.0) through XCode? Thanks.

 

[GilGrissom]

Is there any way I can compile with JDK 1.5 (J2SE 5.0) through XCode? Thanks.

Ye, and to compile in 1.5 full stop! I know you have to invoke 1.5 as the prefered over 1.4, but how exactly. Apple site says:

To use the J2SE 5.0 version of any command-line Java utility, such as java or javac, specify the full path to the J2SE 5.0 version of the command. This usually means prepending the command with the path /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5/.

...someone translate this for dummies?...how would one do this exactly?!

I imagine if we both knew how to do this then it would apply for xcode too??...

I know no one has read or replied to this thread for ages...any help would be appreciated! Sorry for dragging it up again...I'm doing a search through any thread I can find to try and find my solution!!

 

[robbieduncan]

The quote above means that for every command you want to use JDK1.5 for you need to preface it with the path supplied. This is not a do it once then it's set operation. It's a do it every single time operation. So to compile a single Java file you would do (in Terminal)

/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5/javac (maybe not, you probably need stuff betweeb 1.5 and javac, but I'm not on a Mac right now) filename.

It might be possible to tell XCode to use this on a project by project basis...

 

[robbieduncan]

The answer on setting up a new template for XCode to use Java 1.5 is here. Google is your friend! Note I've not tried this....

 

[ll350]

The answer on setting up a new template for XCode to use Java 1.5 is here. Google is your friend! Note I've not tried this....

I used the process linked to here to get Eclipse running on 1.5. Just my 2 cents.