The MPLAB-X IDE is based on NetBeans, which is in turn based on=20
Java/JVM. My guess here is that the problem lays in how the JVM=20
interfaces with OS/X.

There are issues with Trilogi, the IDE for the TRI-PLC PLC's (Industrial=20
control computer) that uses Java. It requires an ancient version=20
(1.14...), and then running a little program to modify that.=20
Reinstalling anything in the area can cause issues.

Is it possible that MPLAB-X requires some particular versions of something?
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