I like the SYMLINK idea. I do that myself, "by hand". On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 3:34 PM, Paul Gilmartin < 0000000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote:
> Dammit! The path to Java changes with any z/OS release and/or > any Java release. I need continually to add to my PATH variable > to keep up. And there's nothing an ISV can supply in JCL samples > for SMP/E's SMPJHOME; the example in the SMP/E Reference is > woefully outdated. > > This makes as little sense as if programmers were required to > code "//SYSLIB DD DSN=SYS1.ZOSV2R2.MACLIB". > > I'm inclined to submit an RFE for either a utility to find Java or for > IBM's supplying a usable symbolic link to a preferred Java. > Retroactive; I can't wait for everyone to be on z/OS 2.3 > > Any suggestions on form or rationale for such an RFE? > > Thanks, > gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Werner Heisenberg is driving down the autobahn. A police officer pulls him over. The officer says, "Excuse me, sir, do you know how fast you were going?" "No," replies Dr. Heisenberg, "but I know where I am." Computer Science is the only discipline in which we view adding a new wing to a building as being maintenance -- Jim Horning Schrodinger's backup: The condition of any backup is unknown until a restore is attempted. He's about as useful as a wax frying pan. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
