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Authored by: vocaro on Dec 12, '05 09:56:58AM

Changing the symbolic links is definitely the wrong way to go.

Explain to me why this is so bad. I've been doing this ever since Java 1.5 was first available, and I haven't had a single problem.



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some reasons why not
Authored by: hayne on Dec 12, '05 12:03:01PM

Here's just a few reasons why it is a bad idea to change the symlinks:
1) That involves fiddling in the /System area - it is best to leave this area to Apple on general principles
2) Anything you do under /System is likely to get broken with the next SoftwareUpdate from Apple
3) Changing the symlinks will affect all apps for all users, while some apps might need a different version. I.e. changing the symlinks is a brute force, unsophisticated way of doing things.



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