cannot get any Scilab 5.x version starting on my Intel iMac

[Heinz Nabielek]

Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre.ledru at ...> writes:

....
> We are aware of the recurring issues under Mac OS X. 
> This is due to an important change from Apple in the way their JVM is
> shipped.
.....
> I heard that if you go in the Java Preferences menu on your system and
> you change the order of the JVM, it might fix your problem.
> 
> Sylvestre
> 

Ah: found it.
/Applications/Utilities/Java Preferences