[IDV #QVI-806487]: 2.8 not loading on OSX

["Unidata IDV Support" <support-idv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Kevin-

> You pays your $29 to upgrade, you gets your IDV 2.8a1 . . .
> With Snow Leopard, Java 1.6 will support 32 bit Macs . . .
> 
> http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=2009090519481438
> 
> IDV  2.8a1 is happily running :)

Thanks for the info.  That is good news!

Don

> > Hey Kevin-
> >
> >> Full Name: Kevin Tyle
> >> Email Address: ktyle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Organization: State University of New York at Albany
> >> Package Version: 2.8a1
> >> Operating System: OSX 10.5/10.6
> >> Hardware:
> >> Description of problem: Hi guys,
> >>
> >> Have wanted to play with the new features demoed last week . . . but have 
> >> not been able to get 2.8a1 to load on OSX.  Attached is the error log I'm 
> >> getting . . .
> >
> > 2.8 requires Java 1.6 which is only available on 64-bit Intel Macs 
> > unfortunately.  If you have one of those, you can download at:
> >
> > http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/application_updates/javaformacosx105update1.html
> >
> > we had to move to 1.6 since the supporting netCDF library moved to that 
> > version (and it's been out for  3 years. ;-)).
> >
> >> Nice to see all of you last week!
> >
> > Same here.  Glad to have you  on the UserComm.
> >
> > Don
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: QVI-806487
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open
> >
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: QVI-806487
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open