Re: Can't even install Squirrel-2.4 if JAVA_HOME not set to Java 5

On 1/13/07, Karr, David <david.karr@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Squirrel-2.4 requires Java 5.  That's fine.  However, it should be
> understood that there will be a transition period where people are using
> both JDK 1.4.2 and Java 5, and they require JDK 1.4.2 for their main
> work, but use Java 5 for some tools.  Eclipse works very well this way.
> My JAVA_HOME is set for JDK 1.4.2, and I specify the Java 5 runtime on
> the Eclipse command line.  I can't even install Squirrel-2.4, much less
> use it, even though I have Java 5 installed.

The installer can be run from the command-line using any java 5 or 6
JRE.  It isn't necessary for the JAVA_HOME environment variable to be
set to run the installer.  However, you are correct in that the script
to Launch SQuirreL will use the version specified by JAVA_HOME.
If you run some java apps that also use JAVA_HOME but require < 1.5,
then you can simply put a line in squirrel-sql.bat near the top that
sets JAVA_HOME to 1.5+ jvm.  Java 6 is now available and SQuirreL 2.4
works with BOTH Java 5 & 6.  Maybe we shouldn't be transitioning from
1.4 -> 1.5, but rather 1.5 -> 1.6 :)

>
> The installer should be changed to prompt the user for a Java 5 runtime
> directory path, if JAVA_HOME doesn't point to one.  From that, the run
> scripts should use that Java 5 runtime.

That's an enhancement that's been discussed.  The original installer
did ship with a panel to let you choose, but it required a JDK - a JRE
wasn't sufficient.  So we removed it.  We may have time to address it
for 2.5

Rob

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