[chef] Re: Re: Java cookbook error on OSX

["Julian C. Dunn" < >]

On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Joshua Timberman 
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> However, it's worth noting that the java cookbook does not support OS X for
> Java installation at this time. Since Apple makes Java installation
> available through their own means[0], I don't know that it would be in scope
> to attempt to support it using the "package" resource.

That's correct, the Java cookbook does not support OS X as a platform
because the installation mechanism is so different.

I've attempted to automate Mac Java installs in Chef before, so this
code might be of interest to you. I can't guarantee that it still
works as it's about a year old and Apple changes things all the time.

https://github.com/chef-osx/macapps/blob/master/recipes/java.rb

- Julian

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