[jbosstools-issues] [JBoss JIRA] Commented: (JBDS-1168) Installer gotchas about Java 5, gcj and openjdk

[Aaron Pestel (JIRA)]

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Aaron Pestel commented on JBDS-1168:
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Agreed.  My concerns are:

1.)  The installer dialog box makes it look like the customer has to have Java 5 and that JBDS itself does not support Java 6 (though EAP requires it).

2.)  With the gij/gcj comment I have two issues:
   
   A.)  I think some have interpreted that to be OpenJDK, IcedTea, or the JVM that comes with RHEL.  So if we're going to say we don't support gij/gcj in the installer, I'd like to see us spell it out more clearly.
  
   B.)  I think by saying we don't support gij/gcj, we are somewhat implying that we do support all the other possible JVMs.  That's why I would rather we say it the opposite way like "JBDS has been tested with OpenJDK, SunJDK, and IBM JDK" or something

So for proposed verbiage, I would recommend something like this:  "JBoss Developer Studio works with Java 5 or Java 6 and has been tested with OpenJDK, SunJDK, and IBM JDK.  Please note that JBoss EAP 5 requires Java 6 or higher."

Thanks!

> Installer gotchas about Java 5, gcj and openjdk
> -----------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: JBDS-1168
>                 URL: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBDS-1168
>             Project: Developer Studio (JBoss Developer Studio)
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: installer
>    Affects Versions: 3.0.0.GA
>            Reporter: Max Rydahl Andersen
>            Assignee: Denis Golovin
>             Fix For: 3.0.1.GA
>
>         Attachments: JBDS_Install_Screen.png
>
>
> see attached screenshot .
> 1) It should say "supports Java 5 or 6"  or "needs at least Java 5"
> 2) gij should be gcj 
> 3) and possibly mention that OpenJDK and Sun JDK are the recommended ones ?

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