How to run 32-bit Java on Mac OSX 10.7 Lion

Question

From my experience with Windows 7 (64-bit) and Java, a 32-bit JRE uses less memory and runs significantly faster than a 64-bit JRE (provided you don\'t need or benefit from

Answer 1

I found out now, that the 32-bit JVM can be explicitly launched using the -d32 switch.

On my machine, "java -version -d32" says:

java version "1.6.0_26"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_26-b03-383-11A511c)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 20.1-b02-383, mixed mode)

and although it doesn't say so, it is a 32-bit JVM.