On Tue, 7 Nov 2006 14:19:05 -0700 ChadDavis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm installing some software that needs the JAVA_HOME environement > variables set. I read in the debian policy manual that system wide > environment variables are a bad idea. I can see that. It suggests > writing a wrapper script to start my program. The problem here is > that you get a maintenance nightmare if you end up defining something > like JAVA_HOME all over the place and then JAVA_HOME changes. Any > ideas to solve this? > > You could set JAVA_HOME to the (new) symlink /usr/lib/jvm/java, which would in turn point to the JVM du jour. You could even employ the alternatives system to "Debianise" this arrangement. -- Liam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
