Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!npeer02.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail From: Lew Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: Chrome for Android does not support JAVA Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:22:47 -0700 (PDT) Organization: http://groups.google.com Lines: 39 Message-ID: <16106106.159.1334611367345.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@pbcsi9> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 69.28.149.29 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Trace: posting.google.com 1334613844 30829 127.0.0.1 (16 Apr 2012 22:04:04 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:04:04 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=69.28.149.29; posting-account=CP-lKQoAAAAGtB5diOuGlDQk0jIwmH0T User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-Received-Bytes: 2744 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.java.programmer:13597 Richard Maher wrote: > My issue maybe as simple as jumping the gun on Java7. I thought it has been > mainstream for yonks but it looks like it's still beta; is that correct? No. Java 7 was released on 2011-07-07. You can tell it's not beta by the verbiage at "Java SE 7 is the current release of the Java SE platform." > I have a box running 1.7.0-03b05 plugin 10.3.0.5 and *everything* is peachy! > But 1.7.0-b147 plugin 10.0.0.147 and I get the "Chrome says you're running > crap click here for once only" message :-( Java 7 update 3 is what's current. > I am *VERY* excited about having worked around the bug in: - > http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=7001755 (basically > replace the "rendezvous()" call with a return value) and need to rule out > this version crap. > > Should I remove 1.7 altogether? Why does Chrome not see 1.7 and still > complain about 6.31 even though it's still there? Why do I get that sick > page error? Don't know the answers, but if Java 6u31 is still there, that could explain why Chrome is looking for it. > Ok, in a nutshell, "Is Java 7 off the table for the time-being?" or > "1.7.0-03b05 is the mutt's nutz! This is the candidate release and why > you're getting such good results - bet the farm on it!" Java 7u3 is not a candidate release. > Firefox, IE8, Opera, Chrome, and Safari are *ALL* on board with this on > platform X; why is it magic? (Same Chrome, IE, FF. Safari and Opera > versions; it certainly appears to be a dicky JRE?) -- Lew