Java 1.6 on PPC OSX10.5.8: Possible?
I have a PowerMac Quadcore, running OSX 10.5.8. I'd like to run software that requires Java 1.6 or higher. I've been searching for awhile and found many similar questions, but no definitive answer: is this possible?
I see that 1.6 is listed on the machine, and I changed the version link, but it didn't seem to 'take':
Macintosh:versions bobcold$ ls -als
total 64
0 drwxr-xr-x 14 root wheel 476 Dec 4 16:31 .
0 drwxr-xr-x 12 root wheel 408 Dec 4 15:05 ..
8 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 5 Dec 4 15:05 1.3 -> 1.3.1
0 drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 102 Sep 28 2007 1.3.1
8 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 5 Dec 4 14:16 1.4 -> 1.4.2
8 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 3 Dec 4 12:19 1.4.1 -> 1.4
0 drwxr-xr-x 8 root wheel 272 Oct 31 10:18 1.4.2
8 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 5 Dec 4 15:05 1.5 -> 1.5.0
0 drwxr-xr-x 8 root wheel 272 Oct 31 11:07 1.5.0
8 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 5 Dec 4 15:05 1.6 -> 1.6.0
8 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 59 Dec 4 15:05 1.6.0 -> /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents
0 drwxr-xr-x 10 root wheel 340 Dec 4 15:05 A
8 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1 Dec 4 15:05 Current -> A
8 lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 3 Dec 4 16:31 CurrentJDK -> 1.6
Macintosh:versions bobcold$ java -version
java version "1.5.0_30"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_30-b03-389-9M3425)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_30-161, mixed mode, sharing)
Macintosh:versions bobcold$
Also, Utilities --> Java_Preferences doesn't show 1.6 as being available, only 1.5 and 1.4 (both show a "CPU-Type" as 32-bit, also).
Any help would be appreciated.