See also INFRA-13632
On 24 March 2017 at 14:57, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 24 March 2017 at 03:55, Hervé BOUTEMY <herve.bout...@free.fr> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> It seems new JDKs were added to Windows nodes recently [1]: instead of "JDK >> 1.8 (unlimited security) 64-bit Windows only", we now have 2 options: "JDK >> 1.8.0_92 (unlimited security) 64-bit Windows only" and "JDK 1.8.0_121 >> (unlimited security) 64-bit Windows only". >> >> Having new JDKs is great, but changing names is not great :) >> >> We're using Jenkinsfiles, with JDK names coded inside (we = Maven, but I >> suppose others do the same): until now, it was not fun to have a different >> JDK >> names for Linux and Windows nodes, but now having to follow very precise JDK >> name on Windows nodes is a new hurdle. >> >> Is it possible: >> 1. to have a JDK 8 alias on Windows that won't change over time, even if >> detailed version changes (like "JDK 1.x (latest)" on Ubuntu nodes"? >> >> 2. ideally to have the same name on Windows as on Linux nodes? >> > > That would be great. > > For example, define JAVA_1_n_HOME on each node to point to the latest > version of Java 1.n > > This would be very helpful for Commons, as we use those names in > profiles that choose the compile and test Java versions. > I think some other projects use the same naming convention too. > >> And of course, if I can help to make this happen, just tell me what to do. >> >> Regards, >> >> Hervé >> >> [1] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpreviousversions.action? >> pageId=65147537
