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Jonathan Tyler Hale
Jonathan Tyler Hale

Reputation: 21

JDK will not run on my Mac

I recently downloaded jdk 7u25 on my Mac (I run an OSX 10.7.5) for my java developers class. After downloading the .dmg file from Oracle at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7-downloads-1880260.html and after successfully installing the package, I tried to open it at Library>Java>JavaVirtualMachines>jdk1.7.0_25.jdk>Contents>Home>MacOS>libjli.dylib

After opening on Terminal (default program), I got a short message looking like this:

 /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_25.jdk/Contents/Home/jre/lib/jli/libjli.dylib ; exit;
-bash: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_25.jdk/Contents/Home/jre/lib/jli/libjli.dylib: cannot execute binary file
logout

[Process completed]

I probably did something wrong here, but I have no way of finding out as all the FAQs on Oracle are extremely vague and basic, or all the answers on forums are beyond my knowledge of java.

I am very much a beginner, and I just want to run the same jdk on my laptop like I do at school so that I can take my work home.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 3947

Answers (2)

Semo
Semo

Reputation: 821

After an JDK upgrade, e.g. from Homebrew then MacOS will warn, that it cannot open libjli.dylib, java and other binaries of the (Open)JDK.

Cause: Apple adds to unsigned or wrongly signed software an attribute: com.apple.quarantine, that prevents a file to be executed.

Solution: Remove the quarantine attribute from the file.

Example:

sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/graalvm-jdk-17

Explanation:

-r - remove flag

-d - name of the file attribute

The same applies to libjli.dylib. Change to the directory and use the solution from above.

Source: iBoysoft - Cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified?

Upvotes: 0

Wale
Wale

Reputation: 85

Go to Applications -> Utilties -> Terminal

On the command line type:

java --version

That will tell you the installed jdk version.

Upvotes: 1

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