[jbosstools-issues] [JBoss JIRA] (JBDS-2995) JBDS will not start with java 6 - a warning should be displayed during installation

[Len DiMaggio (JIRA)]

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Len DiMaggio commented on JBDS-2995:
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I would vote for blocking users from installing with Java6 - if they are able to complete the installation we are setting them up problems later.
                
> JBDS will not start with java 6 - a warning should be displayed during installation
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>
>                 Key: JBDS-2995
>                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBDS-2995
>             Project: Developer Studio (JBoss Developer Studio)
>          Issue Type: Bug
>      Security Level: Public(Everyone can see) 
>          Components: installer
>    Affects Versions: 8.0.0.Beta1
>         Environment: JBDS 8.0.0.Beta1a B82
> OS X Mavericks
>            Reporter: Martin Malina
>            Assignee: Denis Golovin
>             Fix For: 8.0.0.Beta2
>
>
> We should warn users when they select Java 6 during JBDS installation. Or perhaps even prohibit them from selecting it?
> I just tried it and I was able to install JBDS, but it them wouldn't start - it shows the splash screen for a few seconds and then stops without any warning or error.
> This is related to JBDS-2984 - there we removed the mention that java 6 is supported.
> Here I would suggest to show a red warning once java 6 is selected - similar to how we warn people when they select java 8 in JBDS 7.1.1 installer. Another option would be to block java 6 altogether (not allow to continue) - that should be considered, since JBDS does not even start with java 6.

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