A fix for a Java 1.4.2 failure in Mac OS X 10.3.6

Nov 09, '04 08:42:00AM

Contributed by: Anonymous

After running the combo 10.3.6 update on my G4 PowerBook, I noticed that one of my Java programs no longer functioned. In fact, running java -version in the Terminal caused a segmentation fault! I eventually broke down and reinstalled Java (first with the Java 1.4.2 base package, and then with the Java 1.4.2 Update 2 package {which includes Update 1}). This fixed the problem.

Having searched around, I eventually found some mention by other folks of a similar circumstances, but they claim they were able to get Java working again by just using the Java 1.4.2 Update 2 package alone.

I hope this saves some other folks some panic!

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