2 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/nativewindow/classes/com/jogamp/nativewindow/awt/JAWTWindow.java b/src/nativewindow/classes/com/jogamp/nativewindow/awt/JAWTWindow.java
index 5d2938603..b8c68478a 100644
--- a/src/nativewindow/classes/com/jogamp/nativewindow/awt/JAWTWindow.java
+++ b/src/nativewindow/classes/com/jogamp/nativewindow/awt/JAWTWindow.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public abstract class JAWTWindow implements NativeWindow, OffscreenLayerSurface,
 
   // lifetime: forever
   protected final Component component;
-  private final AppContextInfo appContextInfo;
+  private final AppContextInfo appContextInfo; // only used for offscreen layer, i.e. MacOS only
   private final SurfaceUpdatedHelper surfaceUpdatedHelper = new SurfaceUpdatedHelper();
   private final RecursiveLock surfaceLock = LockFactory.createRecursiveLock();
   private final JAWTComponentListener jawtComponentListener;
@@ -123,7 +123,11 @@ public abstract class JAWTWindow implements NativeWindow, OffscreenLayerSurface,
     if(! ( config instanceof AWTGraphicsConfiguration ) ) {
         throw new NativeWindowException("Error: AbstractGraphicsConfiguration is not an AWTGraphicsConfiguration: "+config);
     }
-    appContextInfo = new AppContextInfo("<init>");
+    if( JAWTUtil.isOffscreenLayerSupported() ) {
+        appContextInfo = new AppContextInfo("<init>");
+    } else {
+        appContextInfo = null;
+    }
     this.component = (Component)comp;
     this.jawtComponentListener = new JAWTComponentListener();
     invalidate();
@@ -484,6 +488,9 @@ public abstract class JAWTWindow implements NativeWindow, OffscreenLayerSurface,
 
   @Override
   public final void attachSurfaceLayer(final long layerHandle) throws NativeWindowException {
+      if( null == appContextInfo ) { // !JAWTUtil.isOffscreenLayerSupported()
+          throw new NativeWindowException("Offscreen layer not supported");
+      }
       if( !isOffscreenLayerSurfaceEnabled() ) {
           throw new NativeWindowException("Not an offscreen layer surface");
       }
diff --git a/src/nativewindow/classes/jogamp/nativewindow/jawt/JAWTUtil.java b/src/nativewindow/classes/jogamp/nativewindow/jawt/JAWTUtil.java
index a28ed8235..518abc491 100644
--- a/src/nativewindow/classes/jogamp/nativewindow/jawt/JAWTUtil.java
+++ b/src/nativewindow/classes/jogamp/nativewindow/jawt/JAWTUtil.java
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ public class JAWTUtil {
 
   /**
    * Returns true if this platform's JAWT implementation supports offscreen layer.
+   *
+   * Currently only JAWT on MacOS >= 10.6.4 supports offscreen rendering.
    */
   public static boolean isOffscreenLayerSupported() {
     return PlatformPropsImpl.OS_TYPE == Platform.OSType.MACOS && MacOS_10_6_4_COMPARE >= 0;
@@ -129,6 +131,8 @@ public class JAWTUtil {
 
   /**
    * Returns true if this platform's JAWT implementation requires using offscreen layer.
+   *
+   * Currently only JAWT on MacOS with JVM >= 1.7 supports offscreen rendering.
    */
   public static boolean isOffscreenLayerRequired() {
     return PlatformPropsImpl.OS_TYPE == Platform.OSType.MACOS && MacOS_JVM_1_7_COMPARE >= 0;