I am a super beginner and I can set up Java on my mac. I just don't get it. I followed your previous link and I could do it. any other hints?Paweł Baczyński wrote:Welcome to the Ranch!
You will find the answer here: https://coderanch.com/wiki/659740/create-Java-program
I open as directed and when opened the other window and typed as directed it says it doesn't exist.Campbell Ritchie wrote:Welcome to the Ranch
To quote Daniel Demesmaecker: Open up Terminal.app (Applications >> Utilities >> Terminal).
Then follow the instructions in this recent post to see which version of Java® you already have installed. Tell us what the results are, and we'll see whether you need to take any more action.
indeed, i couldn't save the emacs thing either because it doesn't follow the command save etccesar betancourt wrote:
I open as directed and when opened the other window and typed as directed it says it doesn't exist.Campbell Ritchie wrote:Welcome to the Ranch
To quote Daniel Demesmaecker: Open up Terminal.app (Applications >> Utilities >> Terminal).
Then follow the instructions in this recent post to see which version of Java® you already have installed. Tell us what the results are, and we'll see whether you need to take any more action.
it seems after much research that i needed to put some commands and then the screen would pop up. but when i tried to make sure the bin was right path etc it says it doesn't exist.Paweł Baczyński wrote:It would help if you shared what you don't get.
version 11.0.2Campbell Ritchie wrote:But we only need to see what version numbers you are getting. What happened when you wrote...at the terminal?
cesar betancourt wrote:
I open as directed and when opened the other window and typed as directed it says it doesn't exist.Campbell Ritchie wrote:Welcome to the Ranch
To quote Daniel Demesmaecker: Open up Terminal.app (Applications >> Utilities >> Terminal).
Then follow the instructions in this recent post to see which version of Java® you already have installed. Tell us what the results are, and we'll see whether you need to take any more action.
the second is shorter just gives the 11.0.2Campbell Ritchie wrote:Was that the same for both?
cesar betancourt wrote:
the second is shorter just gives the 11.0.2Campbell Ritchie wrote:Was that the same for both?
cesar betancourt wrote:
cesar betancourt wrote:
the second is shorter just gives the 11.0.2Campbell Ritchie wrote:Was that the same for both?
both show same numbers however the first choice java -version is longer
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the second is shorter just gives the 11.0.2Campbell Ritchie wrote:Was that the same for both?
both show same numbers however the first choice java -version is longer
yes the numbers are the same for both
Campbell Ritchie wrote:It would appear that you already have just about the most recent version of Java® already, so there is no need for further action: you can start programming
cesar betancourt wrote:
Campbell Ritchie wrote:It would appear that you already have just about the most recent version of Java® already, so there is no need for further action: you can start programming
well I will give it a chance.
cesar betancourt wrote:
cesar betancourt wrote:
Campbell Ritchie wrote:It would appear that you already have just about the most recent version of Java® already, so there is no need for further action: you can start programming
well I will give it a chance.
thanks a lot
Junilu Lacar wrote:This is what I see on my Mac when I run some of the commands others have asked you to run. ...
cesars-MacBook-Pro:~ cesarbetancourt$ which javaJunilu Lacar wrote:I suggest you go and find some tutorials on how to copy-paste text on a Mac.
Junilu Lacar wrote:Ok, now that you know how to copy-paste from your Terminal window, show us what you did that you think didn't work. Again, copy-paste from your terminal so we can see exactly what you're seeing.
Junilu Lacar wrote:I don't think we're understanding each other. I'm not sure what you mean by "I don't see the link" -- do you mean to say you don't know how they relate to each other and how they all work together to allow you to edit, compile, and run Java programs?
Junilu Lacar wrote:There are certain basic things you should know before you attempt to write programs in any language.
1. How to navigate around the file system on a Mac in Finder
2. How to navigate around the file system on a Mac in Terminal
3. How to edit and save text files on a Mac
Learn how to do these basic operations first.
Also, you can easily find all of the above through search engines like Google. As you can see from those links, it's really as easy as typing in whatever question you have in plain English.