[easybuild] Next EasyBuild conf call: Wed Oct 31st, 5pm CEST

[Vanzo, Davide]

Dear EasyBuilders,
The 113th EasyBuild conf call is planned for tomorrow, Wed 31 Oct 2018, at 
17:00 CEST, see
https://plus.google.com/events/c6fgrmjuqigogsq5fghdn2cit48

Current agenda:
* Q
Suggestions for additional topics are welcome.
More information on the EasyBuild conf calls is available at
https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild/wiki/Conference-calls .
Best regards

--
Davide Vanzo, PhD
Application Developer
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Advanced Computing Center for Research and Education (ACCRE)
Vanderbilt University - Hill Center 201
(615)-875-9137
www.vanderbilt.edu/accre

[easybuild] Re: Java module - how to use?

[Lars Viklund]

Hi,


Oracle keeps older versions in a Java Archive on their website, where you can 
obtain the matching tarballs.

You've always needed to download it manually, you just have to dig a bit to 
find the archive for previous releases.


https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/java-archive-javase8-2177648.html


// Lars, HPC2N



From: easybuild-requ...@lists.ugent.be  on 
behalf of Joachim Hein 
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2018 14:20
To: easybuild@lists.ugent.be
Subject: [easybuild] Java module - how to use?

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,
 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