Setting up JDK 7 for IntelliJ on the Mac

Question

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 inst

Answer 1

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.