JavaFX 2.1.1 Installation Guide
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2 JavaFX Installation for Mac OS X
This page provides information about the installing the JavaFX 2.1.1 SDK on Mac OS X.
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Note: JavaFX applications can only be packaged on Mac as desktop applications and cannot be deployed on Mac, because there is no standalone JRE or JavaFX Runtime. |
The JavaFX 2.1.1 SDK for Mac is installed as part of JDK 7 update 5 for Mac. See the JDK 7 update 5 platform requirements and installation instructions, see "JDK 7 Installation for Mac OSX" at
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/webnotes/install/
The JDK 7u5 installer is available at
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/
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Note: The JavaFX 2.1.1 SDK system requirements for Mac are more restrictive than those for the JDK. Before you download the installer, check the JavaFX system requirements at |
Installed JDK/SDK Directory Structure on Mac
The JDK is installed in the following location on Mac:
/Library//Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.7.0.jdk
The JavaFX SDK follows the directory structure of the JDK and is co-located with it, so each JDK subdirectory contains both JDK and JavaFX SDK files. as appropriate.
For example, in the following location:
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.7.0.jdk/Contents/Home/bin
you can find JDK utilities, such as java and javac, as well as javafxpackager from the JavaFX SDK.
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