Mac OS X Port Prerequisites

Hardware: Any 64-bit capable Intel Mac

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

  • sysctl hw | grep 64bit

OS: Mac OS X 10.7.3

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

  • sw_vers

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

Note: 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.

Xcode

• 4.1 required for Mac OS X 10.7.3
  • Where to get it
    • Apple Menu () -> "App Store...", free download
  • Run Xcode, choose Preferences -> Downloads -> Components, then select and install Command Line Tools
  • In a shell, run the following command:

    • sudo xcode-select -switch /Applications/Xcode.app

• 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: "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
  • http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1360

Mercurial

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

Jtreg

• Required only to run regression tests
• Where to get it
  • http://openjdk.java.net/jtreg/