jEdit on Mac mini w/M1 & Big Sur

Sent a message about 10 days ago, but got a message back saying it was too big.  As I have not yet found a solution, I am editing then down, and hope that this makes it through, and that someone out there can provide any advice.

Begin forwarded message:

From: David Filip <[email protected]>
Subject: jEdit on Mac mini w/M1 & Big Sur
Date: May 13, 2021 at 9:11:57 AM EDT
To: [email protected]

Hi All!

I’m trying to run the latest jEdit on a shiny new Mac Mini with the M1 chip (Apple silicon) and Big Sur.

I am getting the error: [image removed]

This application required that Java 11 or later be installed on your computer.  Please download and install the latest version of Java from www.java.com <http://www.java.com/> and try again.

I have defined JAVA_HOME in my .bash_profile:

	export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/zulu-11.jdk/Contents/Home

which appears to be correct:

	$ which java
	/usr/bin/java

	$ java -version
	openjdk version "11.0.11" 2021-04-20 LTS
	OpenJDK Runtime Environment Zulu11.48+21-CA (build 11.0.11+9-LTS)
	OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Zulu11.48+21-CA (build 11.0.11+9-LTS, mixed mode)

	$ echo $JAVA_HOME
	/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/zulu-11.jdk/Contents/Home

	$JAVA_HOME/bin/java -version
	openjdk version "11.0.11" 2021-04-20 LTS
	OpenJDK Runtime Environment Zulu11.48+21-CA (build 11.0.11+9-LTS)
	OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Zulu11.48+21-CA (build 11.0.11+9-LTS, mixed mode)

although as you can see, I have installed the Azul / Zulu port, as it is the only ARM64 (M1) port of the JVM that I could find.  It is one of the new “Universal Binary” files that contains both Intel and ARM executables:

	$ file `which java`
	/usr/bin/java: Mach-O universal binary with 2 architectures: [x86_64:Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_64 [arm64e:Mach-O 64-bit executable arm64e]
	/usr/bin/java (for architecture x86_64):	Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_64
	/usr/bin/java (for architecture arm64e):	Mach-O 64-bit executable arm64e

As I understand it, Oracle specifically does not support ARM64 (M1), and also has potential licensing issues (since about a year ago).

Therefore, I am not sure if the problem is that jEdit is finding the JRE but doesn’t recognize the Zulu build, or that it is not finding it at all, and I somehow need to tell jEdit where to find it?

Has anyone gotten jEdit working on a ARM64 / M1 Mac running Big Sur, and if so how?

Please advise.

Thanks,

Dave.

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