Allow to use system Java on Windows / OS X

Issue #842 resolved
Andrey Vihrov created an issue

Forcing a bundled copy is not good because:

  • It takes additional space on disk and in memory
  • It cannot be easily updated to the latest version, and
  • As it becomes old, bugs and security holes may be revealed in this copy

One solution could be

  • Modify launcher scripts to use system javaw if the jre/ directory is not present
  • Add a "Install Java (private copy)" installer option that would create the jre/ directory

Comments (5)

  1. Andrey Vihrov reporter

    What if the installer installed also 64-bit ServiioConsole64.exe and ServiioService64.exe? By default these wouldn't be used, but people would be able to utilize them with a 64-bit system Java installation.

  2. Petr Nejedly repo owner

    will be able to use JAVA_HOME variable on Windows to point to a 32bit Java (via the exe) or 32/64 bit (via the bat files)

  3. Log in to comment