JES 4.3 won't run on my Mac High Sierra

[dvmason]

I loaded JES and it says it needs Java 1.6, so I download that, and now it seems to start (a rectagle pops up briefly) , but then fails. I see nothing related in the system logs.

However I was able to download 5.0 and do `ant release' and then the macOS zip could be unzipped and the resulting JES.app seems to work.

So JES 4.3 app is now 9 years old.... and requires downloading a very old Java runtime and doesn't work. And 5.0 also requires 1.6 (but at least works). Would it really be that hard to update it? What is the issue that requires Java 1.6?

[mjguzdial]

Hi Dave, There's a version of JES 5.02 that patches the High Sierra problem: http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/mediaComp-teach/63 The limitation is my time. I'm the only JES developer left, and I just moved from Georgia Tech to U. Michigan (literally one week ago). I just haven't had the time to update JES. - Mark

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[dvmason]

Thanks for the quick response. As an academic with my own support issues, I certainly understand your position!