[csw-maintainers] Java... again!

[Joshua Buysse]

On Nov 17, 2008, at 12:23 PM, Philip Brown wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 12:16:03PM -0600, Joshua Buysse wrote:
>>> What are you envisioning being in /opt/csw/java, besides the single
>>> directory "instances"?
>>
>> Directories for bin, lib, man, and include that point through to the
>> "active" instance (jdk/jre symlinks in instances).  That way, a
>> currently selected java version can always be found if PATH  
>> includes /
>> opt/csw/java/bin, and MANPATH includes /opt/csw/java/man (or /opt/ 
>> csw/
>> java/share/man, but that's not how Sun packages it).
>
> What about /opt/csw/java/bin, lib, man, being symlinks to ./ 
> {VERSION}/bin,
> instead of ./instances/{VERSION}/bin  ?
>
> I personally think that is a little cleaner; shorter paths are usually
> nicer, in my opinion :-)


No real difference, as long as a current/active symlink is used -- the  
key is that only one symlink needs to be changed to switch the default  
version of java.  (ie, in /opt/csw/java, current -> jdk-1.5.0_16, or  
jdk -> jdk-1.4.2_xx, etc.)

The java plugin for firefox should probably symlink to /opt/csw/java/ 
current/... as well.

--
Joshua Buysse, System Engineer
University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts

We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty.
-Edward R. Murrow

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