Some days ago I read on a news feed that Java SE 6 is ready. I had a look at the Key Features List. One point was Improved desktop performance and integration. So I wondered if RadRails could be faster then it was with Java SE 5.
Yesterday I downloaded and installed on my notebook(running Ubuntu Edgy Eft 6.10) the new Java SE 6, to test if it works whith the current RadRails version.
It was pretty easy install the new Java version:
I downloaded the self-extracting .bin installation file from here: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
and installed it into /opt/jre1.6.0/. (Don’t forget to make the downloaded .bin file executeable with chmod +x)
Then I updated the alternatives config with this command:
sudo update-alternatives —install /usr/bin/java java /opt/jre1.6.0/bin/java 52
followed by
sudo update-alternatives —config java
to select the new version as the one which should be used.
Then I started RadRails and checked if it really uses the new Java version by clicking on Help → About RadRails → Configuration Details. In the dialog popping up, you should find this line:
java.specification.version=1.6
My first impression is, that RadRails starts slightly faster. How much better the overall performance is, will show up during some work.
