The Mac OS X JDK port is a combination of technologies from multiple sources which runs on multiple platforms. This page outlines the key distinctions between the "BSD/Darwin" level technologies and the "Mac OS X" specific features.

This is helpful when determining to use #ifdef's for Darwin or MACOSX.

Darwin

  • HotSpot
  • Core Libraries
    • NIO
    • Networking
  • X11 AWT

Mac OS X

  • Cocoa AWT
  • Aqua Look and Feel
  • JObjC
  • ...
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