On Tue, 18 Mar 2025 at 16:33, Eirik Bakke <eba...@ultorg.com.invalid> wrote: > For example, the netbeans64.exe launcher currently displays just an angry > error icon with the message “Cannot find Java 1.8 or higher”. If we make this > dialog into actual instructions for downloading Java, perhaps the entire > problem is solved?
That's not the problem. See eg. https://github.com/apache/netbeans/issues/8336 It doesn't matter if you download a JDK, the launcher probably won't find it. There is a legacy (and optional) reg key that might get it to work. Otherwise you have to do what NBI does, and hardcode jdkhome in the conf. Or hardcode it in a shortcut. There's some work needed on the IDE and platform launchers to get it to do a better search. And decide what the search priority should be too I guess, as I'd put JAVA_HOME ahead of the legacy key for a start. Best wishes, Neil --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.apache.org For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
