I also manage manually with generic symlinks. I do this for Apache webserver as well.
Why? I'm interested why you would choose a symlink as opposed to a config which sets an environment variable.
_________________________________________________________________ Dave Jousma Assistant Vice President, Mainframe Engineering david.jou...@53.com 1830 East Paris, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 MD RSCB2H p 616.653.8429 f 616.653.2717 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 4:35 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Where's Java!? (SMP/E needs to know.) 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there's nothing an ISV can supply in JCL samples for SMP/E's SMPJHOME; the example in the SMP/E Reference is woefully outdated.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 This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If you receive this e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or disseminate it in any manner. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the message was misdirected. After replying, please erase it from your computer system. Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
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