I would like to see some details on how this is going to be implemented. It all seem very vague and handwavy El jue, 08-06-2017 a las 15:55 +0200, Jan Kurik escribió: > = Proposed Self Contained Change: Decouple system java setting from > java command setting = > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Decouple_system_java_setting_f > rom_java_command_setting > > Change owner(s): > * Michael Simacek <msimacek AT redhat DOT com> > * Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk AT redhat DOT com> > > Alternatives can be used to specify which Java installation should be > the default for the system. Currently, changing the default java > command causes not only a change to the /usr/bin/java symlink, but > also affects the which runtime is used for system installed Java > applications. We propose introduction of separate setting for > system-wide java applications. > > > == Detailed Description == > Fedora allows parallel installation of multiple Java runtime > environments and it uses alternatives mechanism to allow the user to > switch between them. JDK packages provide a set of alternatives > symlinks for it's executables. The java symlink is used to determine > the java command (/usr/bin/java), but also determines which runtime > environment is used to run system-wide Java applications installed > from RPMs, such as maven or eclipse. While in theory different Java > runtime environments are drop-in replacements for each other, in > practice some of the applications may stop working properly. Users > usually install alternative JDKs in order to run their own > applications and don't expect that changing the java command will > have > effect on the system applications. By introducing a separate setting > for system-wide java, we would avoid this problem. We propose > specifying default Java runtime for RPM-managed applications in > /etc/java/java.conf (this is already possible, but not currently > used). Administrators would still be able to override the system > default if they need to. > > > == Scope == > * Proposal owners: > Adjust javapackages-tools to provide default Java setting in > /etc/java/java.conf > > * Other developers: > N/A (not a System Wide Change) > > * Release engineering: > https://pagure.io/releng/issue/6831 > > * List of deliverables: > N/A (not a System Wide Change) > > * Policies and guidelines: > N/A (not a System Wide Change) > > * Trademark approval: > N/A (not needed for this Change) > -- > Jan Kuřík > Platform & Fedora Program Manager > Red Hat Czech s.r.o., Purkynova 99/71, 612 45 Brno, Czech Republic > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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