http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Running-Fiji-with-Java-8-on-OSX-Yosemite-tp5014372p5014376.html
On Mac OSX you can always create a custom launcher that solves the problem.
You can even create a custom icon. I made some for Fiji with Java 6, 7 8.
You can find them here. Made for old eyes that like simple, clean icons for
> This is similar to what I did: remove all jdks from the VirtualMachines
> folder, let the 1.8.0_60 install itself, but then Fiji does not pick it up.
> Are you using Fiji or ImageJ?
>
> Christophe
> Le 20 sept. 2015 11:17 AM, "Aryeh Weiss" <
[hidden email]> a écrit :
>
> > Here is what worked for me.
> >
> > I downloaded the jdk from
> >
> >
>
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html> > and installed it (ie I ran the installer and let it install itself). It
> > was put in to
> > /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines
> > the current version is
> > jdk1.8.0_60.jdk
> >
> > I erased the other JDK (1.8.0_51), and then Fiji found the new Java
> > automatically upon startup.
> > There is probably a better way to do it, but this worked for me.
> > When I had 1.8.0_51, File>New>System Clipboard failed. Upgrading to
> > 1.8.0_60 solved the problem.
> >
> > --aryeh
> >
> > On 9/20/15 10:30 AM, Christophe Leterrier wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Today I want to try to run Fiji under Java 8 with OSX Yosemite (it's a
> >> lovely Sunday so why not?), seeing that a lot of effort was made to make
> >> it
> >> run better. However I ailed to do so. I used the instructions there:
> >>
> >>
>
http://imagej.net/Frequently_Asked_Questions#How_do_I_run_ImageJ_on_Yosemite.3F> >>
> >> - I started with a "clean" system with just Apple Java 6 "system"
> install
> >> (the one I was using for Fiji so far, displaying Java 1.6.0_65 when
> >> launched)
> >> - Installed a fresh Fiji from Fiji.sc website in my Applications folder,
> >> updated it
> >> - Installed the Java 8 jre, and jdk just to be sure
> >> - Even after reboot, when I launch Fiji it uses Java 6 (displays Java
> >> 1.6.0_65).
> >>
> >> I then tried to directly point to the Java 8 install by following these
> >> instructions:
> >>
http://fiji.sc/Frequently_Asked_Questions#On_OS_X> >>
> >> So in the Terminal I type (because I think there is an error in the Fiji
> >> wiki, it should say Fiji.app not ImageJ.app in the command):
> >>
> >> /Applications/Fiji.app/Contents/MacOS/ImageJ-macosx --java-home \
> >> '/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_60.jdk/Contents/Home'
> >>
> >> But I get the following error:
> >>
> >> Mac-60f81dc34d74:~ christo$
> >> /Applications/Fiji.app/Contents/MacOS/ImageJ-macosx --java-home
> >> '/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_60.jdk/Contents/Home'
> >>
> >> Could not load Java library
> >>
> >>
> '/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_60.jdk/Contents/Home/jre/../Libraries/libserver.dylib':
> >>
> >>
> dlopen(/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_60.jdk/Contents/Home/jre/../Libraries/libserver.dylib,
> >> 1): image not found
> >>
> >> Warning: falling back to System JVM
> >> >From the mailing messages it seems that people have trouble using Java
> 6
> >> when they have Java 8 installed, not the other way around ! Is this a
> bug
> >> (I will file a report if so) or is there something wrong with my system
> or
> >> the way I try to do things?
> >>
> >> Thanks for your help,
> >>
> >> Christophe
> >>
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> >>
> >
> > --
> > Aryeh Weiss
> > Faculty of Engineering
> > Bar Ilan University
> > Ramat Gan 52900 Israel
> >
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> >
> >
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