* Egon Willighagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010405 00:14]: > This would certainly be a good option... If we good get it as flexible > as the proposed Perl launcher....
I've got to throw in my two cents: I too hate the idea of using any sort of script to start execution of 'native-looking' Java programs. (e.g., if someone implements 'ls' in Java the last thing I want is for 'ls' to be a perl script to muck around with environment variables or other nonsense before running either a compiled and executable 'ls' executable or the java interpreter with arguments to run 'ls.class'.) However, if you are suggesting that we should supply a script to handle 'java' and choose among various .jar files or other nonsense, sure. This makes more sense -- similar to the navigator script. I don't think any launcher system should be all that flexible -- it should accomodate the most common cases easily (though in my Java development time, I've never needed more than just calling the java executable directly with no mucking with anything :) -- but there is no need to make it very complex since people with specialized needs will probably find it much easier to just write their own launcher with the proper arguments. <shrug> -- Earthlink: The #1 provider of unsolicited bulk email to the Internet.