I install java7 and java8 using Jenv. Then, run "jenv global oracle64-1.8.0.121", I get error saying that it's not installed

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On my Mac-pro OS-X Yosemite, I install java7 and java8 using Jenv. 

$ brew cask install java8

$ brew cask install java7

Then execute the "jenv add" commands as followed for each java:

$ sudo jenv add /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_80.jdk/Contents/Home/

oracle64-1.7.0.80 added

I can see both at /Users/xxxxx/.jenv/versions

$ ls -lrt

lrwxr-xr-x 1 root staff 64 Feb 1 13:42 oracle64-1.8.0.121 -> /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_121.jdk/Contents/Home

lrwxr-xr-x 1 root staff 63 Feb 1 13:49 oracle64-1.7.0.80 -> /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_80.jdk/Contents/Home

But when I try to set java8 as global, it says that java8 is not installed.

$ jenv global oracle64-1.8.0.121

jenv: version `oracle64-1.8.0.121' not installed

Did I miss anything here? How can I fix this issue?

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my experience with trying to have dual jvms in OS X is : don't do it. Unless there is an express need, don't do it. In the apple java dev list there are still people who can help you with this – efekctive
In my case, jenv was complaining about missing version '13'. I fixed this by editing ~/.jenv/version where I replaced '13' with the most recent version that I added to jenv before, this was '13.0.1'. – JustCode

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I have the same problem. I solved this by edited the file /Users/[YourName]/.java-version myself. For example, I entered oracle64-1.8.0.121 as the first line in this file.