Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: sierra? Date: 7 Oct 2016 19:01:49 GMT Lines: 44 Message-ID: References: <57f7b4b0$0$1273$c3e8da3$1cbc7475@news.astraweb.com> <071020161110577036%nospam@nospam.invalid> <071020161214356108%nospam@nospam.invalid> <071020161251178239%nospam@nospam.invalid> <071020161320353703%nospam@nospam.invalid> <071020161443060758%nospam@nospam.invalid> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net c6AOvFVWDOKF2kX3P+Ts/wUA1+2p5Kj5Ry13fK1Tv3ZCqgOyUC Cancel-Lock: sha1:50uf2G9l3mmlctBUscCYo2b+tEM= sha1:14xlP6bDUBAc2DE/zm/n+PfUz/c= User-Agent: NewsTap/5.1.8 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.apps:36701 Barry Margolin wrote: > In article <071020161443060758%nospam@nospam.invalid>, > nospam wrote: > >> In article , Jolly Roger >> wrote: >> >>>>>>> Is there a way to install CS on a Mac that does not have Java >>>>>>> installed? I >>>>>>> skimmed through those forum posts and didn't see a way. >>>>>> >>>>>> this should suffice (although el cap & later will need sip off): >>>>>> >>>>>> sudo mkdir -p /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk >>>>>> sudo mkdir -p /System/Library/Java/Support/Deploy.bundle >>>>> >>>>> I was hoping for a way to unmark the installer application as requiring >>>>> Java. >>>> >>>> adobe claims it's not marked to require java and hasn't been for years >>>> and that it's an apple issue. >>> >>> Right, but they say Apple "marked" it as requiring Java. And I'm >>> wondering how that mechanism works and whether it's possible to "unmark" >>> it so that the OS no longer thinks Java is required. >> >> no idea. feel free to dissect the installer and find out what triggers >> it. :) >> >> apparently it's something adobe can't unmark, or they would have done >> so. > > It sounds like Apple may have its own file somewhere that lists software > packages that require Java, and they never updated it when Adobe removed > the requirement from their installer. Possibly. Adobe likely knows the details but isn't sharing. Pity for their customers. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR