Set Java 7 on Mac OS X Mountain Lion


We can use Java 7 JDK as default JavaVM in our OS X Mountain Lion. First, we need to install JDK 7 from Here.

Check installed java by “java -version”. If we got this errors :

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Unable to locate an executable at "/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_21.jdk/bin/java" (-1)

Then, we need to fix path by editing ~/.bash_profile :

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export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_21.jdk/Contents/Home

To make this JAVA path works globally (Eclipse, Aptana, Android IDE need it), then please edit “/etc/launchd.conf” and put :

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setenv PATH /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_21.jdk/Contents/Home/bin
setenv JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_21.jdk/Contents/Home/

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