KoLmafia and Java 9.0.4 compatability

Ethelred

Member
One of my clannies says she can't get mafia to work on her new laptop with Java 9.0.4. Are there any know compatibility problems with that version? What is the recommended version of Java for mafia compatability? I've stuck with java version "1.7.0_55" on Mac OS X 10.9.5, but I fear change and put off upgrades until I'm forced to.

Thanks for any info regarding this.
 

fronobulax

Developer
Staff member
I'm running 1.8.0_161 on Windows. I don't recall any Java 9 problems but then I have had no reason to upgrade so have not been paying attention.

"can't get mafia to work" is pretty vague. Is there something specific? For example, sometimes there are issues with http vs. https that make mafia appear to not work. Using a HDPI definitely requires some tweaks before mafia is usable. I don't use Macs but there have been reported "issues" with using the dmg vs the jar file. Do any other Java applications work on her system?
 

Ethelred

Member
I'm running 1.8.0_161 on Windows. I don't recall any Java 9 problems but then I have had no reason to upgrade so have not been paying attention.

"can't get mafia to work" is pretty vague. Is there something specific? For example, sometimes there are issues with http vs. https that make mafia appear to not work. Using a HDPI definitely requires some tweaks before mafia is usable. I don't use Macs but there have been reported "issues" with using the dmg vs the jar file. Do any other Java applications work on her system?


Yeah, I know "can't get mafia to work" is pretty unhelpful, but that was all I had to work with. It was a new computer and her first tries to get mafia running again after the upgrade. I thought I'd just check for an obvous incompatabilty. Anyhow, during the course trying to trouble shoot it, the problem went away. So I suspect PEBKAC. Thanks for the response. And I think that we can close this with KoLmafia and Java 9.0.4 can get along just fine.
 
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