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• RAM: 4GB, 2GB min
• HD: 3GB free space
• How to tell if your Mac is 64-bit capable
  • http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3696

  • Code Block
    sysctl hw | grep 64bit

OS: Mac OS X 10.7.

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• How to tell what version of Mac OS X you are running
  • Apple Menu () -> "About this Mac..."

  • Code Block
    sw_vers

• Where to get it
  • Apple Menu () -> "App Store..." 

Note: Mac Mac OS X 10.7 will be the only version of Mac OS X supported by Oracle. 10.6.8 + Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 6 should continue to work for the foreseeable future. We do not expect to use 10.7-only API in the codebase.

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• 4.1 required for Mac OS X 10.7.0 3
  • Where to get it
    • Apple Menu () -> "App Store...", free download
• 3.2.6 required for Mac OS X 10.6.8
  • Compiler flag fixes which correctly aligns the stack between function calls in 32-bit processes (3.2.6)
  • Where to get it
  • http://developer.apple.com (Mac Dev Center section)

Java:

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"Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 6"

• Required for new API added for OpenJDK on Mac OS X 10.6
• Where to get it
  10.7: http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1421
  • 10.6: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1360
  Apple is planning to issue a future OS software update for 10.7 which will deliver all new JavaRuntimeSupport API required by OpenJDK, so downloading Apple's Java will not be necessary.

Mercurial

• Required to get source
• Where to get it
  • http://mercurial.berkwood.com/

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