iReport 5.6 Install On MacOS

Install BREW for MacOS

Terminal -> /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"

JDK 1.7

1. Download JDK 1.7 using ZULU git.

brew cask install homebrew/cask-versions/zulu7

2. Installation will download JDK1.7 to below location.

/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/zulu-7.jdk

3. jre folder location path

/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/zulu-7.jdk/Contents/Home/jre

iReport

1. Download iReport 5.6 DMG file

https://osdn.net/projects/sfnet_ireport/downloads/iReport/iReport-5.6.0/iReport-5.6.0.dmg/

2. Double click on downloaded dmg file to open.

3. Copy "JasperSoft iReport Designer" folder.

4. Go -> Applications -> Paste "JasperSoft iReport Designer" folder.

Update iReport Java Home Path

1. Go -> Applications -> Right Click On "JasperSoft iReport Designer" ->  

Show Package Contents -> Contents -> Resources -> ireport -> etc

2. Select file "ireport.conf"  -> Right Click -> Open in a text editor.

3. Go to the line starts as "#jdkhome=".

4. Uncomment that line by removing '#' symbol on line start.

5. Update jdkhome path using jre folder path  of on jdk1.7 as below.

jdkhome="/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/zulu-7.jdk/Contents/Home/jre/"