Well, if the launcher can’t find the JDK, then explaining to the user exactly how to fix the problem will still go a long way.
“Signage” like this has a huge effect on conversion funnels. -- Eirik From: Neil C Smith <neilcsm...@apache.org> Reply-To: "dev@netbeans.apache.org" <dev@netbeans.apache.org> Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM To: "dev@netbeans.apache.org" <dev@netbeans.apache.org> Subject: Re: Re : Re: heads up: windows installer/uninstaller issues On Tue, 18 Mar 2025 at 16:33, Eirik Bakke <eba...@ultorg.com.inva<mailto:eba...@ultorg.com.inva>lid> 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<mailto:dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.apache.org<mailto:dev-h...@netbeans.apache.org> For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
