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Bug 754

Summary: java-config should be able to switch between available JDKs and JREs
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: Karl Trygve Kalleberg (RETIRED) <karltk>
Component: [OLD] Core systemAssignee: Karl Trygve Kalleberg (RETIRED) <karltk>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: critical    
Priority: High    
Version: 1.0 RC6 r14   
Hardware: x86   
OS: Linux   
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Runtime testing required: ---

Description Karl Trygve Kalleberg (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-02-18 14:00:39 UTC
This should also be supported in 21jdk and 20jre.
Comment 1 Karl Trygve Kalleberg (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-03-08 17:25:31 UTC
Use .gentoo/javaenv would solve the problem of having to be root when switching
between JDKs. 

We need to add support for java-config to list available JDKs, and switch
between them either as user-default or system-default.
Comment 2 Karl Trygve Kalleberg (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-03-18 15:46:26 UTC
Install a new VM and look at the java-config man page.