Java 7 on PowerPc

I have successfully built and run Java 7 on my Mac OS X 10.5.8 PPC, exactly OpenJDK version 1.7.0-internal-landonf_2009_12_16_12_54-b00, using these instructions.

PowerPC is still an official architecture for Debian. The package openjdk-7-jre is availible for powerpc and should run your Java 7 code.

Unfortunately, Java 7 is only available on OS X for Intel-based Macs running Mac OS X 10.7.3 (Lion) or later.

The Mac OS X System Requirements page for Java 7 states:

Mac OS X System Requirements

Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.7.3 (Lion) or later.* Administrator privileges for installation 64-bit browser Note that installing Java on a Mac is performed on a system wide basis, for all users, and administrator privileges are required. You cannot install Java on a single-user basis.

A 64-bit browser (Safari or Firefox, for example) is required to run Java 7 on Mac OS X. 32-bit browsers such as Chrome do not support Java 7 on the Mac platform.

*Users with Mac OS X versions 10.6 and below should go to Software Update under the Apple menu to look for updates.

There are some very old releases available for PowerPC at SoyLatte, but these may not be suitable.