On 10 March 2010 12:19, James McKenzie jjmckenzie51@earthlink.net wrote:
Juan Lang wrote:
How is this different from dotnet20/mfc42/etc.?
It is not. Thus we should NOT include Java in the package. We should have a Wiki article just like these do on how to install and run.
Frankly, applications that assume Java is installed are just broken.
They are broken and not smart enough to figure out that Java does not exist and popup the correct error.
BTW, where I work, Java applications are given priority over c/C++ ones. Why? Write once, run anywhere and this has to apply as we may move from Windows(something) to RHEL to Solaris.
James McKenzie
I won't tell you about the Java (esp swing) apps I've seen that hit NPE on *nix but work fine on Windows ...
Of course, it turned out to be a case of fine, vintage Doin' It Wrong(TM). The one I recall from my Uni days of Java was a networking/socket assumption that shouldn't have been made.