Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!bofh.it!news.nic.it!robomod From: Thorsten Glaser Newsgroups: linux.debian.maint.java Subject: Re: Packaging applications with JVM version restrictions Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2023 09:20:01 +0200 Message-ID: References: X-Original-To: =?UTF-8?Q?Lo=C3=AFc_Rouchon?= X-Mailbox-Line: From debian-java-request@lists.debian.org Wed Apr 19 07:18:32 2023 Old-Return-Path: X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.6 tagged_above=-10000 required=5.3 tests=[BAYES_00=-2, BODY_8BITS=1.5, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FOURLA=0.1, LDO_WHITELIST=-5, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Policyd-Weight: NOT_IN_SBL_XBL_SPAMHAUS=-1.5 CL_IP_EQ_HELO_IP=-2 (check from: .tarent. - helo: .mail-wm1-x331.google. - helo-domain: .google.) FROM/MX_MATCHES_HELO(DOMAIN)=-2; rate: -5.5 X-Gm-Message-State: AAQBX9d96RY3bkYzxAb43pyz7KYZi4k0U5xYdK2EqA5DTnEK1KgkkyCb o81qOvoloXXq8EtNBNYAzXckqw== X-Google-SMTP-Source: AKy350ZMhD+Nl380ns5t18i+h9/iAvpFYNFW7F10p0tYJ4PUrFmy0QULya1kIls/tOz42xcWy3IzEg== X-Received: by 2002:a05:600c:2103:b0:3f1:6474:c144 with SMTP id u3-20020a05600c210300b003f16474c144mr11147103wml.24.1681888694829; Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:18:14 -0700 (PDT) Content-Language: de-DE-1901 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/23297 List-ID: List-URL: List-Archive: https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/fd4fac73-98ff-f218-434-9a4c7129d0ee@tarent.de Approved: robomod@news.nic.it Lines: 40 Organization: linux.* mail to news gateway Sender: robomod@news.nic.it X-Original-Cc: Rob Browning , debian-java@lists.debian.org X-Original-Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2023 09:18:13 +0200 (CEST) X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-References: <87a5z6cncx.fsf@trouble.defaultvalue.org> <40kgFV1MA9c7_foqMvXNHZczvu785kZf8rAuqb_d4N2grN1JYQ2tGc0M82wJN9DamnUGCKMp1aYdqOfKnbOFtgxRYuncFt0FM-kaiAuKXdk=@loicrouchon.com> Xref: csiph.com linux.debian.maint.java:12627 On Tue, 18 Apr 2023, Lo=C3=AFc Rouchon wrote: >targets the lowest installed JVM which version is greater or equals to I=E2=80=99m very much not fond of this approach, because who=E2=80=99s to s= ay you want the lowest? I=E2=80=99d rather have the local admin or invoking user specify the versio= n to use if the default version is not it, and if you have to run two incompatible ones from a script then you have to set an environment variablke at some point inside that script and so be it. Besides, what=E2=80=99s compatible? Some things may run with an older/newer JRE but others won=E2=80=99t. And how are you going to retrofit anything new to the old JDKs/JREs now? We cannot simply add new things now to old releases. bye, //mirabilos --=20 Infrastrukturexperte =E2=80=A2 tarent solutions GmbH Am Dickobskreuz 10, D-53121 Bonn =E2=80=A2 http://www.tarent.de/ Telephon +49 228 54881-393 =E2=80=A2 Fax: +49 228 54881-235 HRB AG Bonn 5168 =E2=80=A2 USt-ID (VAT): DE122264941 Gesch=C3=A4ftsf=C3=BChrer: Dr. Stefan Barth, Kai Ebenrett, Boris Esser, Ale= xander Steeg ***************************************************= * /=E2=81=80\ The UTF-8 Ribbon =E2=95=B2=C2=A0=E2=95=B1 Campaign against Mit dem tarent-Newsletter ni= chts mehr verpassen: =C2=A0=E2=95=B3=C2=A0 HTML eMail! Also, https://www.tarent.de/newslette= r =E2=95=B1=C2=A0=E2=95=B2 header encryption! ***************************************************= *