And to get the Java/1.8 to pick that up, you need to rebuild Java-1.8.eb with the new version number.
On 10/29/18 7:27 PM, Jack Perdue wrote: > Ooops... just noticed you said _191/2 not _181. > > In that case, you might try: > > eb --try-software-version=1.8.0_192 (wherever)/Java/Java-1.8.0_181.eb > > to bump the version. > > jack > > > > On 10/29/18 1:22 PM, Jack Perdue wrote: >> Howdy Joachim, >> >> The file you need is jdk-8u181-linux-x64.tar.gz >> You should be able to find in archive/oldversions link >> at Oracle site. Put that in your normal EB j/Java >> SOURCEDIR. >> >> EB uses .modulerc to do "magic" behind the scenes >> to change the subversions for Java non underscored >> versions now. >> >> Wasn't the method I suggested and I don't much care >> for the .modulerc magic but at least it is a step in >> some direction to address the problem (keeping >> Java version numbers upgradeable). >> >> I recall getting errors indicating problems with the new >> setup but it seemed to have done most of the what >> it needed to. >> >> HIH, >> >> Jack Perdue >> Lead Systems Administrator >> High Performance Research Computing >> TAMU Division of Research >> [email protected] http://hprc.tamu.edu >> HPRC Helpdesk: [email protected] >> >> On 10/29/18 8:20 AM, Joachim Hein wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I tried to search for documentation regarding the new Java handling. >>> All I found is >>> https://easybuild.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Wrapping_dependencies.html?highlight=java >>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__easybuild.readthedocs.io_en_latest_Wrapping-5Fdependencies.html-3Fhighlight-3Djava&d=DwMGaQ&c=ODFT-G5SujMiGrKuoJJjVg&r=yuyoBkmTkIQPbv1BTF9U27ww5Lm7GhsMmWcQG9gmjbA&m=lEw7pkBVMteLvtA__MpIrzYODie7ACOBklik27IJrPo&s=BG96La2IrGzKY5wYTPuL7iT1sdcycoLpvoKGr-ZZxHE&e=>, >>> which doesn’t quite tell me how I should do this. >>> >>> This is the first time I want to install software using the new Java >>> 1.8 module wrapper. As supplied with EB 3.7.1, it want’s to build >>> Java /1.8.0_181, with the tar ball no longer available a the oracle >>> website. I can currently get 8u191 and 8u192. How is that now >>> supposed to work in a “future” proof way. >>> >>> If I create a java 1.8 in my local directory, pointing to 8u192, it >>> will overrule any future updates (incl bug fixes) to Java 1.8 that >>> come with future EB releases. (I got burned by old develop version >>> overruling fixed version inside EB in the past). >>> >>> Any pointers/ideas on how this should be done? -thanks- >>> >>> Best wishes >>> Joachim >> > -- Ake Sandgren, HPC2N, Umea University, S-90187 Umea, Sweden Internet: [email protected] Phone: +46 90 7866134 Fax: +46 90-580 14 Mobile: +46 70 7716134 WWW: http://www.hpc2n.umu.se
