On Friday 07 September 2007 15:13, Stan Goodman wrote:
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As I have said, I am currently operating successfully with an incorrect PATH variable. But that means that I have to specify the full pathname for the <java> executable, whereas if the PATH were correct, I could just call it "java". There is no difference between Java and any other executable -- one either specifies full pathname, or needs to have a correct pointer in PATH..
I too am bemused. I think the insistence that the PATH is irrelevant comes because you are thinking of the various java apps one might be using, rather than the java executable. I am thinking of the latter alone, and PATH is convenient, if not necessary.
Have you consulted the manual page for "update-alternatives?" I believe it may offer you the control you require.
-- Stan Goodman
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