On 01/03/2011 03:09 AM, Lussier, Denis wrote:
I too like the idea that the version of OpenJDK that comes pre-built with your Linux distro is pre-installed and just works. But... I wonder how/if the Linux Distro's will configure simultaneously with JDK6& JDK7 when they are both mainstream.
Hopefully, the usual Java backwards compatibility will be maintained, so mostly it won't matter. However, the packages may be installed side-by-side, with a symlink for the global default. Like this example from Fedora 13: /usr/bin/java --> /etc/alternatives/java --> /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0.x86_64/jre/bin/java I can't yet comment on whether distros will choose to allow multiple JDKs, though: just that there is no strong technical reason that forbids it. Andrew.
