JDK/JRE packaging

[Artur Wroblewski]

2009/12/31 Paweł Zuzelski <z at xatka.net>:
> Hello,
>
> currently in PLD it is impossible to install few JDKs or JREs on
> single system, because of files in %{_mandir} and %{_bindir}. All
> the files in %{_bindir} are symlinks to some path containing JVM
> vendor and version number (for example:
> /usr/lib/jvm/java-sun-1.6.0.17).
>
> If we create a new subpackage containing only these files, it will
> be possible to install few JDKs/JREs and choose the default one by
> installing apropriate "symlinks" subpackage. Other JDKs/JREs can be
> accessed using JAVA_HOME env variable.

or drop idea of links and provide package which sets PATH and
JAVA_HOME in /etc/sh.d?

regards,

w