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was to run Java 6). It actually works to run Java 8, so that's great. I
> On 9/20/15 3:45 PM, Christophe Leterrier wrote:
>
>> When I do custom launch from the Terminal it does not work (see my
>> original
>> message). It does not find what it wants in
>> JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_80.jdk/ although I installed using Oracle
>> install process.
>>
>> I will make shortcuts to have different versions but first I have to get
>> the 1.8 version to launch...
>> Le 20 sept. 2015 2:36 PM, "John Minter" <
[hidden email]> a écrit :
>>
> A while ago MArk Hiner posted a shell script that allows me to launch
> Fiji with Java 1.6. I modified it to launch
> with Java 1.8.
>
> export J8="$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8)"
> export IJ_HOME=/Applications/local/fiji/Fiji.app
> $J8/bin/$($IJ_HOME/Contents/MacOS/ImageJ-macosx --dry-run | sed 's/
> -Djava.ext.dirs=[^ ]*//')
>
> and I checked that it works on my system
> the line
> /usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8
> will enable you to see where it thinks that your java resides.
> You may have to change the path in IJ_HOME
>
> Hope this helps
> --aryeh
>
>
> On Mac OSX you can always create a custom launcher that solves the problem.
>>> This is nice because you can have multiple launchers that use the same
>>> Fiji
>>> (or ImageJ) installation but use different JVMs (nice when there is a bug
>>> that causes issues with your workflow when you use a specific JVM.)
>>>
>>> Make one like this
>>>
>>> Open the Script Editor
>>>
>>> Choose New > From Template > Cocoa-Applescript Applet.app
>>>
>>> My applet code for Java 8 is shown below:
>>>
>>> -- begin code
>>>
>>> *do shell script* "/Applications/Fiji.app/Contents/MacOS/ImageJ-macosx
>>> -Dpython.cachedir.skip=false --java-home
>>> '/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_60.jdk/Contents/Home' --"
>>>
>>> *quit* *me*
>>>
>>> -- end code
>>>
>>> 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
>>> my Dock at the bottom of the screen.
>>>
>>>
>>>
https://github.com/jrminter/OSImageAnalysis/tree/master/ImageJ/icons>>>
>>> Use the .icns files for MacOSX (.ico for Windows)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Sep 20, 2015 at 5:30 AM, Christophe Leterrier <
>>>
[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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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http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>> Aryeh Weiss
>>>>> Faculty of Engineering
>>>>> Bar Ilan University
>>>>> Ramat Gan 52900 Israel
>>>>>
>>>>> Ph: 972-3-5317638
>>>>> FAX: 972-3-7384051
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>
> --
> Aryeh Weiss
> Faculty of Engineering
> Bar Ilan University
> Ramat Gan 52900 Israel
>
> Ph: 972-3-5317638
> FAX: 972-3-7384051
>
>