Setting up JDK 7 for IntelliJ on the Mac
intellij-idea, java, macos
Solution
Under `Project Structure -> Platform Settings -> SDKs`.
By using '+' sign, you should add a valid JDK, that will take care and add the proper libraries, eg. `/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-XYZ.jdk/Contents/Home`
For jdk images older, like 1.6 or before, you need to ensure that all the jars from `/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdkXYZ_VERSION.jdk/Contents/Home/jre/lib` directory too (charsets.jar, jce.jar, JObjC.jar, jsse.jar, management-agent.jar, resources.jar and rt.jar) are part of your setup.
Problem
I installed the JDK by downloading the dmg from the Oracle website here: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7u9-downloads-1859576.html After installation I tried to setup the JDK in IntelliJ but when I set the location to the JDK in the Project Structure->SDKs screen, only a few libraries were loaded and many (including all libraries from Content/Classes/) were missing. How can I add all of the necessary libraries? The install location for the JDK is /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_07.jdk/Contents/Home I've tried looking in /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/ to no avail.