On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 at 15:05, Matthias Bläsing <[email protected]> wrote: > Am Sonntag, dem 16.10.2022 um 13:12 +0200 schrieb Michael Bien: > > just to clarify: it doesn't even have to be an installer, NB itself > > could check during boot if the runtime JDK meets the requirements, and > > if it doesn't -> offer to download one which does. > > why do you want to destroy the ease of the OS independed ZIP? Currently > I can use NetBeans with OpenJDK 11 or 17 (I have both installed) and it > just works. > > Where do you draw the line? The javac interface is not API, so you'd > need to tie the NetBeans installation to a single JDK and vendor. This > raises question about bugfixing and security of the chosen JDK. For me > this does not fly.
That proposal wouldn't strictly tie it down to a single JDK or vendor. Other than that, I agree with the rest of your point though. It seems we still have a wide range of opinion on where this all goes - eg. see https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/4795 Best wishes, Neil --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
