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Michael Hoffman
Michael Hoffman

Reputation: 454

Groovy Grails Tool Suite Requries Java Runtime Environment 1.6.0

I just downloaded the Spring Groovy/Grails tool suite version 3.5.1 and the installer fails with the note "This application requires a Java Runtime Environment 1.6.0". Obviously, I will be installing 1.6 and overriding my path to get the installer to work, but my question is why does the Groovy/Grails tool suite installer require 1.6 and can't install with 1.7?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 393

Answers (1)

Martin Lippert
Martin Lippert

Reputation: 6508

GGTS itself doesn't require a JDK6 to run, it can run with JDK6, JDK7 or JDK8. But if you are on a Mac, the installer application can run with JDK6 only (due to some limitations with the underlying native JVM launcher application from Apple that runs with JDK6 only). You can/should download the tar.gz version of GGTS instead, just extract that, and run it. That will work without installing JDK6 before.

Upvotes: 1

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