Java JDK 7

john26

I noticed the Gideros documentation says to install JDK 7 to build for Android, however, several websites are saying that Android does not support JDK 7, e.g.:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8535164/does-android-plan-to-support-java7

The folks at Corona are adamant that: "Android does not support JDK 7. Android only supports the 32-bit version of JDK 6. That is where that limitation comes from."

Ref: http://developer.coronalabs.com/forum/2012/08/09/debugkeystore-not-valid-or-incorrect-password#comment-119671 (see post by Joshua Quick)

So, which version of Java should I install? Is Gideros compatible with JDK 6? I've already got 6 installed and would like to stick to that one!

gorkem

Thanks for pointing out, John. Where did you exactly see this information?

john26

http://www.slideshare.net/GiderosMobile/gideros-academy-102-installation-and-your-first-code

On the page about installing Java it mentions Java 7 JDK.

gorkem

Fixed it, thanks.

atilim

I'm always installing JDK 6 to my system. But also I wonder if I install JDK 7, can I compile for 1.6 or 1.5?