[arch-general] How to have multiple JDKs parallel?

[Guus Snijders]

Op ma 17 sep. 2018 18:34 schreef Peter Nabbefeld <peter.nabbefeld at gmx.de>:

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> Yes and No. These tools allow switching the active JVM. In my case that
> would be overkill, I don't need that. I only need the installed software
> to be reachable from NetBeans IDE. I'm usually fine running my software
> on the latest JDK version - I only need other JDKs for compatibility
> testing, and that's most comfortable using an IDE.
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As an alternative : you could just extract (unpack) the pkg file to a
versioned directory in your $home and use those for testing.

That way,  you can easily select any version for testing, without running
into dependancy issues for your own system.


Mvg, Guus Snijders