--- Ean Schuessler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm still not clear on why we cannot require every VM to provide a more > specifically detailed version of the JAVA_HOME ad hoc standard. We > should have a document that lists all of the $JAVA_HOME/bin/..foo.. > $JAVA_HOME/lib/..bar.. locations that Debian Java packages expect to be > provided. Then, JAVA_HOME itself can be handled using alternatives and > live at /usr/lib/jvm[jre,gnuvm,etc.].
I think that JAVA_HOME is quite pointless, as the only good use for it seems to be to locate JNI headers. It's an ill-defined ad-hoc 'standard' that isn't even supported by Sun. Programs that rely on JAVA_HOME to be able to access internals of the VM are inherently broken, they just start to notice it on free VMs ;) cheers, dalibor topic __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
