JBDS will not start with java 6 - a warning should be displayed during installation ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: JBDS-2995 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-2995 Project: Developer Studio (JBoss Developer Studio) Issue Type: Bug Security Level: Public(Everyone can see) Components: installer Affects Versions: 8.0.0.Beta1 Environment: JBDS 8.0.0.Beta1a B82 OS X Mavericks Reporter: Martin Malina Assignee: Denis Golovin Priority: Blocker Labels: respin-a Fix For: 8.0.0.Beta2 We should warn users when they select Java 6 during JBDS installation. Or perhaps even prohibit them from selecting it? I just tried it and I was able to install JBDS, but it them wouldn't start - it shows the splash screen for a few seconds and then stops without any warning or error. This is related to JBDS-2984 - there we removed the mention that java 6 is supported. Here I would suggest to show a red warning once java 6 is selected - similar to how we warn people when they select java 8 in JBDS 7.1.1 installer. Another option would be to block java 6 altogether (not allow to continue) - that should be considered, since JBDS does not even start with java 6.