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Workaround for Installing and Running JBuilder X Enterprise on Mac OS X
By: JBuilder Product Management
Abstract: JBuilder X Enterprise is not officially supported on Mac OS X. This article gives instructions for getting it installed and running on Mac OS X.
JBuilder X Developer edition is available for Mac OS X, with an installer, this CD is orderable separately.
JBuilder X Enterprise is not officially certified on Mac OS X and there is no installer available. Optimizeit Suite included with JBuilder Enterprise is not supported on Mac OS X. However, if you would still like to run JBuilder X Enterprise on Mac OS X, these instructions will help you get it installed and running.
Installation
1. Insert JB X CD
2. Open a terminal window and move to the /Solaris folder
3. Launch the installer. Enter the following command and hit Enter:
./ent_install.bin LAX_VM /usr/bin/java
4. Read the information provided, then click Next.
5. Select the installation option you want: Full, Minimum, or Custom.
6. Choose the components you want to install, then click Install.
7. Leave the default location to install JBuilder X or else the installer will hang.
8. Review the installation options that you have selected. If the options are correct, then click Install to begin the installation.
9. When the installation program is completed, click Done.
Running JBuilder
1. Create run shell script. Using an editor likes emacs or vi create a new file called "JBuilderRun.sh". The file can be created anywhere you have write permissions.
Enter the following text in that file:
#!/bin/sh
JBUILDER_HOME=/Developer/Applications/JbuilderX
cd $JBUILDER_HOME/JBuilder.framework/bin
jars=`find ../patch ../lib ../lib/servers ../lib/ext ../lib/bes -name *.jar | tr '012' : `
exec /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.4.1/Commands/java
-Xdock:name="JBuilderX":icon=$JBUILDER_HOME/JBuilder.app/Contents/Resources/JBuilder.icns
-Xmaxf0.2
-Xminf0.2
-Dapple.laf.useScreenMenuBar=true
-Dapple.awt.showGrowbox=true
-Xverify:none
-Xbootclasspath/p:../lib/lawt.jar:../lib/TabbedPaneFix.jar:../lib/SequencedEventFix.jar:../lib/javac.jar:../lib/JarManifestFix.jar:/System/Library/
Java/Extensions/MRJToolkit.jar
-Xms32m
-Xmx256m
-cp ${jars}../thirdparty/jakarta-tomcat-4.0.6-LE-jdk14/common/lib/servlet.jar
com.borland.jbuilder.JBuilder
2. Save the file.
3. Change permissions to the file so that it can be executed.
4. Start JBuilder. Enter the following and hit Enter:
./JBuilderRun.sh
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