On 11.07.2016 18:09, Paul Benedict wrote:
Hi Dailbor,
For Windows, I know the JDK only comes as a Windows Installer, but is
their a reason that the JDK cannot be downloaded as a ZIP file?
Hi Paul,
Assuming that you're asking about the Oracle JDK, typically the reason
is that it's not curre
Thank you Alan.
On 12/07/2016 09:24, Rahman USTA wrote:
If I remember right, forcing Windows installer is about an ads on the
> installer. I always hate to install JDK with installer on Windows.
>
You might be thinking the consumer JRE download at java.com rather than the
JDK or JDK 9 EA downloads
On 12/07/2016 09:24, Rahman USTA wrote:
If I remember right, forcing Windows installer is about an ads on the
installer. I always hate to install JDK with installer on Windows.
You might be thinking the consumer JRE download at java.com rather than
the JDK or JDK 9 EA downloads. In any case, th
If I remember right, forcing Windows installer is about an ads on the
installer. I always hate to install JDK with installer on Windows.
If anyone there want to be "developer friendly", please, release JDK
releases as simple zip archive.
Thanks.
2016-07-12 11:17 GMT+03:00 Alan Bateman :
> On 11
On 11/07/2016 18:30, Uwe Schindler wrote:
:
As far as I know, there is no reason to *require* an Windows installer, so I'd
suggest to maybe provide both options. People who want the windows installer
and also automatically install a public JRE can do so with the installer, all
others just un
Of Paul Benedict
> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2016 6:33 PM
> To: Alan Bateman
> Cc: ZML-OpenJDK-Jigsaw-Developers
> Subject: Re: Ever a Windows ZIP to install?
>
> Thanks Alan. I actually want to get both as a ZIP though, so I figured
> Jigsaw might be the right place to still
Thanks Alan. I actually want to get both as a ZIP though, so I figured
Jigsaw might be the right place to still ask, but no? Is core-lib a better
place? I like to switch between the EA JDK 9 builds and Jigsaw for
comparisons. Sometimes I want bleeding edge from Jigsaw; sometimes a more
official fea
On 11/07/2016 17:09, Paul Benedict wrote:
:
It's a pattern I see myself and others do habitually for several years. So
if there's any insight you can provide on why a Windows ZIP doesn't exist
(policy? hasn't been asked for?), I would appreciate it. Thank you!
Since you send this to jigsaw-d
Hi Dailbor,
For Windows, I know the JDK only comes as a Windows Installer, but is their
a reason that the JDK cannot be downloaded as a ZIP file? When it comes to
the several companies I've been in, it's not a preferred practice that the
JDK actually gets installed this way.
Likewise, I wish not
