Exactly. The use of "-fullversion" is really for internal use as per Benjamin and typically the format is "java version <version>" or something of that elk which is very easy to parse. Again, I would rely on the javadocVersion tag as a backup. Thanks!
-aps On Feb 10, 2008 3:22 PM, Benjamin Bentmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Is there any reason again why it can't use "-version?" > >> > > > > -version gives a lot of unuseful informations. > > The unuseful information should not be a problem for the version parsing. > On > the other hand, "-fullversion" is "for internal use only" according to [0] > so it seems wise to switch to "-version" and rely on a public/documentated > command line switch. > > Regards, > > > Benjamin Bentmann > > > [0] http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4127994 > > -- "What lies behind us and what lies in front of us is of little concern to what lies within us." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
