About the /etc/profile... Best to set JAVA_HOME to a symlink. Less work for an upgrade. The users can always override such things.. Having a standard symlink(s) that can be used gives a nice amount of control and consistency.
Rob Schramm On Wed, Jan 20, 2016, 5:30 PM Farley, Peter x23353 < [email protected]> wrote: > Doesn't z/OS Unix have the equivalent of /etc/profile? And doesn't Java > installation create an entry or invoked script in /etc/profile to set the > JAVAHOME environment variable as every other *ix system does? Shouldn't > that be the preferred method for compatibility with every other *ix Java > environment? > > Just asking . . . > > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin > Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 4:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Where's Java!? (SMP/E needs to know.) > > Dammit! The path to Java changes with any z/OS release and/or > any Java release. I need continually to add to my PATH variable > to keep up. And there's nothing an ISV can supply in JCL samples > for SMP/E's SMPJHOME; the example in the SMP/E Reference is > woefully outdated. > > This makes as little sense as if programmers were required to > code "//SYSLIB DD DSN=SYS1.ZOSV2R2.MACLIB". > > I'm inclined to submit an RFE for either a utility to find Java or for > IBM's supplying a usable symbolic link to a preferred Java. > Retroactive; I can't wait for everyone to be on z/OS 2.3 > > Any suggestions on form or rationale for such an RFE? > > Thanks, > gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the > addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. > If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized > representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by > e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
