can't use java 1.5?

[Garrett Smith]

I've installed all the latest updates, incl 10.4.3 and J2SE50Release3.

java -version
HotSpot not at correct virtual address. Sharing disabled.

I then get version 1.4.2_09.

I've used the java version tool and changed from 1.4.2 to 5.0 by default. But for some reason, my java home is pointing to 1.4.2.

I wonder: Is there a startup script that's causing this? Where should I look? ( I should know, I know) .

[Ulf Dittmer]

Not really a direct answer, but this page may give you some starting points for further research.

[marc weber]

The Java 5.0 "missing installation instructions" are here.

But the error, "HotSpot not at correct virtual address. Sharing disabled." is another curiosity. I've seen this complaint a lot on the Apple boards, but no real solutions. A lot of fingers have been pointed at QuickTime updates, but I don't know whether that's valid. Some users have reported that using Pacifist with the latest Java 5.0 update resolves the issue.

I would first install any other updates you might need, then follow the steps in the "missing installation instructions" above, and then see if you still get the HotSpot virtual address error. If so, then Pacifist seems to be the next step.

[Garrett Smith]

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/Commands/

So I need something like a startup script to set $JAVA_HOME, right?

setenv JAVA_HOME = "/System/Library/Frameworks/Java.VM.framework/Versions/1.5/Commands/";

[Rene Larsen]

First read Marc's link to "missing installation instructions".

In your '/Users/<someuser>' folder you should have a '.bash_profile' file - if not create one.

In this file you type:

JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/Home
export JAVA_HOME
PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin
export PATH

Now every time you open a Terminal your java is setup - just like on a window PC.

Ren�