Wrong JAVA Version on Mac

• After opening the command file on the Mac, Transkribus says that there is a wrong Java version installed (1.6.0.65) instead of 1.7. However, there is the most current version of Java RE (1.8.0.66) installed.
  • The problem is that Java 1.6.0.65 is the default Java on the command line which the Transkribus.command uses. You can check the default version by opening the terminal and typing ‘java -version’.
  • To solve the problem you can either download the latest jdk as a .tar.gz package from here:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html

and unpack it into the Transkribus folder – the Transkribus.command file will automatically check for java installations in its sub directories!

• Or you could make your java 8 installation the default one on command line following e.g. the instructions here:

http://myshittycode.com/2014/03/17/mac-os-x-setting-default-java-version/