Java 17 for 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, and 10.11 & Java 11 for 10.6-10.11 (JDK)

[Jazzzny]

Hello everyone,

After a lot of trial and error and many patches, I have finally gotten the Java 17 JDK compiling properly for OS X 10.8-10.11 and the Java 11 JDK compiling for OS X 10.6-10.11. These operating systems have not run a modern version of Java for quite a while, so this should be very useful for modern applications.

I have tested several applications and they all work perfectly. This is still work-in-progress, so please report any issues you encounter.

Download here:
https://github.com/Jazzzny/jdk-mavericks/releases/latest

P.S. For anyone who wants to play Minecraft, ATLauncher is the way to go, with full MSA Authentication support.

Tested Applications:
- Minecraft 1.20.1
- ATLauncher
- Ghidra
- JDownloader2
- IntelliJ IDEA 2023.1.3
- Pycharm 2023.1.3
- Android Studio (No emulator)

 

[TheShortTimer]

Thanks for doing this. Mavericks is the best performing OS for my Mac Pro 1,1 so I really appreciate these developments.

 

[f54da]

Thanks for this! I'm assuming the only piece of macports legacy-support used is the libc wrapper dylib? You should be able to bundle that with the JDK so users don't have to install it separately.

 

[Jazzzny]

Thanks for this! I'm assuming the only piece of macports legacy-support used is the libc wrapper dylib? You should be able to bundle that with the JDK so users don't have to install it separately.

I'm install_name_tool-ing the JVM in order to supply certain missing symbols. I plan on bundling the dylib, which I'll look into once I get the time.


Also, I've enabled the wikipost feature. For anyone, feel free to add any software that you confirm is working.

 

[Jazzzny]

Hello everyone, I've also gotten 10.8 working with Java 17, albeit with some issues. I'll post my "Release 2" later today, which should contain quite a few improvements.

 

[Jazzzny]

I have uploaded release 2 to GitHub. It contains:

• 10.8 Mountain Lion support (beta)
• Numerous compiler optimizations
• Branding changes
• Automated .pkg installers

 

[f54da]

Any chance you can do the entire JDK, not just JRE? Looking at the release page this does seem to be the full jdk.

Btw some other software that can benefit from jre17 are ghidra and intellij. Intellij usually uses its own custom jre, but there's an env var you can override to use your own. I've never tried that though.

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Ah I see you've already tested Ghidra per the OP. Nice!

 

[Jazzzny]

IntelliJ is working perfectly after replacing it's bundled JDK with my custom build and placing the macports dylib next to IntelliJ's executable!

 

[Jazzzny]

Same can be said for Pycharm.

Edit: Since Pycharm and IntelliJ rely on a dylib compiled for 10.12 to enable the macOS menubar buttons, they will not show up. To work around this, add -DjbScreenMenuBar.enabled=false to the VM options file ( Contents -> Bin -> appname.vmoptions) to enable the built-in menubar:

Edit 2: You can use the https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/16244-hide-title-bar plugin to get rid of the strange padding above the menu options:

 

[f54da]

Thank you for testing, that's amazing!

>replacing it's bundled JDK with my custom build

Did you do this by setting `idea.jdk` (as per https://intellij-support.jetbrains....ecting-the-JDK-version-the-IDE-will-run-under), or is there a better way to do it?

>MenuBar
I think
https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/tree/master/native/MacScreenMenu/src should have the source for that dylb. It doesn't seem like it makes particular use any 10.12+ specific symbols, so it should be possible to swizzle/polyfill whatever symbols it's trying to reference (maybe even just inserting macports legacy support might be sufficient). Is there a crash log or something you can share?

 

[Jazzzny]

Thank you for testing, that's amazing!

>replacing it's bundled JDK with my custom build

Did you do this by setting `idea.jdk` (as per https://intellij-support.jetbrains....ecting-the-JDK-version-the-IDE-will-run-under), or is there a better way to do it?

I'm completely replacing App -> Contents -> jbr -> Contents with the Contents folder of my JDK 17 build. Seems to work fine.

 

[Jazzzny]

Hello everyone, I have also managed to build up-to-date upstream Java 11 (11.0.21) for 10.6 and newer:

Download here: https://github.com/Jazzzny/jdk-macos-legacy/releases

 

[veemyu]

This is great! That is some awesome work. I'll keep updating any Java 8+ for Snow Leopard posts on StackOverflow etc. with your Java 11 Version

 

[AnonymousProkaryotic]

Hi! I’m not sure if I downloaded the file properly and installed it to the right place (as I’m new to this technological stuff). But when I installed the suggested file (MacOs 10.11 El Capitan), it doesn’t show up in my settings or anywhere within my computer. I’ve also deleted my old Java software in case it was due to them coexisting; but still no luck.

 

[justluke68_]

Hello everyone,

After a lot of trial and error and many patches, I have finally gotten the Java 17 JDK compiling properly for OS X 10.8-10.11 and the Java 11 JDK compiling for OS X 10.6-10.11. These operating systems have not run a modern version of Java for quite a while, so this should be very useful for modern applications.

I have tested several applications and they all work perfectly. This is still work-in-progress, so please report any issues you encounter.

Download here:
https://github.com/Jazzzny/jdk-mavericks/releases/latest


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P.S. For anyone who wants to play Minecraft, ATLauncher is the way to go, with full MSA Authentication support.

Tested Applications:
- Minecraft 1.20.1
- ATLauncher
- Ghidra
- JDownloader2
- IntelliJ IDEA 2023.1.3
- Pycharm 2023.1.3
- Android Studio (No emulator)

y'all, the git hub downloads aren't working apparently, can anyone send me the jdk for 10.6+ please? thanks

 

[justluke68_]

This is great! That is some awesome work. I'll keep updating any Java 8+ for Snow Leopard posts on StackOverflow etc. with your Java 11 Version

hey sorry if i pop up like this, i wanted to ask you if you could send me the downloaded version for 10.6-10.11, git hub isn't working apparently.. thank you

 

[veemyu]

Good thing I have thread messages on And save every kind of legacy related software to my NAS.
Here is both the Java 17 and Java 11 Version for Snow Leopard

Proton Drive

Securely store, share, and access your important files and photos. Anytime, anywhere.

drive.proton.me

Cheers

 

[veemyu]

It seems Jazzzny just restructured the GitHub Repository. Here are the updated (old) links.

Release Old releases · Jazzzny/jdk-macos-legacy-old

jazzzny-17.jdk.zip - JDK17 release 1 jdk-17-mavericks.pkg, jdk-17-mountainlion.pkg, mavericks-17.jdk.zip, mountainlion-17.jdk.zip - JDK17 release 2 jdk-11-snowleopard-r1.pkg - JDK11 release 1

github.com

 

[justluke68_]

Good thing I have thread messages on And save every kind of legacy related software to my NAS.
Here is both the Java 17 and Java 11 Version for Snow Leopard

Proton Drive

Securely store, share, and access your important files and photos. Anytime, anywhere.

drive.proton.me

Cheers

thank you so much!!! you are a life saver, i wish you a great day

 

[justluke68_]

Good thing I have thread messages on And save every kind of legacy related software to my NAS.
Here is both the Java 17 and Java 11 Version for Snow Leopard

Proton Drive

Securely store, share, and access your important files and photos. Anytime, anywhere.

drive.proton.me

Cheers

thank you so much!!! you are a life saver, i wish you a great day

It seems Jazzzny just restructured the GitHub Repository. Here are the updated (old) links.

Release Old releases · Jazzzny/jdk-macos-legacy-old

jazzzny-17.jdk.zip - JDK17 release 1 jdk-17-mavericks.pkg, jdk-17-mountainlion.pkg, mavericks-17.jdk.zip, mountainlion-17.jdk.zip - JDK17 release 2 jdk-11-snowleopard-r1.pkg - JDK11 release 1

github.com

thanks for the link too... also i am running into lots of issues on mac os 10.6.8, i have atlauncher and even when i install java 11 it says probably that i require java 8 but the text is all chinese, i tried a few other launchers and yet no luck, has this happened to you too?

 

[Jazzzny]

I'm currently working on new releases, which should be released relatively soon. They're much newer, faster, and work on 10.8 (21/17) and 10.6 (11/1.8).