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Supported Operating Systems
Below is a list of platforms that NetBeans Profiler 5.5 has been tested on:
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2
- Solaris operating system (SPARC® and x64 Platform Editions) version 10
- Mac OS X 10.4.5 PPC
- Red Hat Fedora Core 3
NetBeans Profiler 5.5 generally runs on the following platforms:
- Microsoft Windows x86/x64
- Solaris™ SPARC® and x86/x64 Platform Edition)
- Mac OS X PPC/Intel
- Various Linux x86/x64 distributions (Intel architecture)
Required Software
The following software must be installed before you install and use NetBeans Profiler 5.5:
- NetBeans IDE 5.5
- One of the following Java Platforms:
- Sun JDK 1.5.0_04 and above x32/x64 (1.5.0_09 and above is recommended)
- Sun JDK 1.6.0 b26 and above x32/x64
- Apple J2SE 5.0 Release 3 and above
Limitations of NetBeans Profiler 5.5 are as follows:
- Issue 71792: Objects created using reflection are not handled by the Profiler.
Note: Refer to NetBeans™ IDE 5.5 Release Notes for the list of issues specific to the IDE.
Major unresolved issues for this release are as follows:
- Issue 86436
Description: On Mac OS X the Profiler installer fails with NullPointerException when running on JDK 1.6.
Workaround: Start the installer with JDK 1.5.
Documentation for the NetBeans Profiler 5.5 is available both online and locally in the Profiler installation. See the following links:
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