[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #59215] [MXE] and core Octave: Java 15 detection on MS Windows fails

[Kai Torben Ohlhus]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59215>

                 Summary: [MXE] and core Octave: Java 15 detection on MS
Windows fails
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: siko1056
            Submitted on: Fri 02 Oct 2020 04:13:22 PM CEST
                Category: Interpreter
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Feature Request
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: 6.0.90
         Discussion Lock: Any
        Operating System: Microsoft Windows

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Details:

The Octave’s and MXE's Java checks all look for a runtime environment
“JRE” to be installed, but since Java 15 this seems to be no longer
available, only an “JDK” development kit.

(reg1.png)

(reg2.png)

(explorer1.png)

(explorer2.png)

Code in Octave

https://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/file/2219027f5bd4/libinterp/octave-value/ov-java.cc#l550

Code in MXE installer

https://hg.octave.org/mxe-octave/file/tip/tools/makeinst-script.sh.in#l899

Report on Discourse

https://octave.discourse.group/t/install-says-it-cant-find-a-jre-but-i-have-java-version-15-installed/266/10



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