does max6 standalone need "java-runtime"

lee wang's icon

hello c74 pros,

i have made a standalone with the current max6 for mac on mac osx 10.6.8
it works fine on this machine.

if i boot the same machine into 10.7.3 the operating system tells me,
that i need to install "java-runtime" to run my standalone.

i did not use java in max ....
does max6 standalone need "java-runtime" to run ?

edit:
i get the same error message for standalones made with max5.

is it a bug ?
best,
l.

lee wang's icon

hello,

i did some more tests.
even a standalone with a single bang inside does require the "Java Runtime"
on mac osx 10.7.3

same result, if i build the standalone in max 5 or max 6.

i did a clean, fresh install of osx 10.7.3 on an empty harddisk.
i do not understand why i need java to run a standalone.
or is max based on java ?
i thought, if i make a standalone, it runs without installing anything.

best,
l.

Jan M's icon

Hi lee,

never had this bug. but one thing that comes to my mind (though it might be the totally wrong path) is that i read theses days that apple deactivated Java (as part of a recent update) due to a security issue that was exploited by a virus.
so my far fetched thought is: as usually Java is installed and enabled on all Macs maybe Max expects it to be installed/active even though it is not used....

Does the error only occur on standalones?

But that would be probably more a question to support...

(unfortunately my Mac is of an older generation and I can't reproduce the error)

jan

lee wang's icon

hello jan,

the error accurs also with the max 5 standalone application.

steps to reproduce:
- install latest mac osx 10.7.3
- install max 5 runtime
- try to start max 5 runtime
-> you will get an error (installation of java runtime)

the max 6 standalone opens fine, but any standalones made with max5 or max6 does not open. (even if only one bang object is inside ...)

best,
l.