Moving to java 1.6 (really this time)
15
Sep
Over a year ago I announced that mkgmap would require Java 1.6 "soon". Well that time is now finally here and further releases will no longer work on Java 1.5
Version 1.6 has been out for nearly three years now and so most people will have it already. Indeed Sun is no longer supporting 1.5 after the end of October.
The only problem with obtaining Java 1.6 might be with older 32bit Macs. I believe that Snow Leopard includes Java 1.6, so upgrading is one solution. Another source is the soylatte project where you can download the openjdk release for 32 bit Macs.
Posted by steve on 15 Sep 2009