[Libreoffice] Java build problem identified | findhome | MacOSX location ?

[Norbert Thiebaud]

Ok, I pushed a new version that should be doing 'The Right thing(tm)' on MacOS

It is still doing the readlink stuf on other platforms...

Norbert

On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 7:21 AM, Wols Lists <antlists at youngman.org.uk> wrote:
> On 06/12/10 12:57, Norbert Thiebaud wrote:
>>> Hmm - but the result of the IRC-discussion was to use (for Mac)
>>> > /usr/libexec/java_home where available (10.5 and newer), and the
>>> > hardcoded fallbackpath of either
>>> > /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/CurrentJDK/Home
>>> > or /Library/Java/Home (which in the end points to the
>>> > /System/Library..... one.
>>> >
>>> > http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#qa/qa2001/qa1170.html
>>> > wasn't it?
>>> >
>> Yes indeed.
>>
>> Which is not what the result is. since the readlink cruf is still
>> attempted before that... I'll have a pass at it to re-order these.
>>
>> Norbert
>>
> Sorry - that's my fault, but I was a bit out of my depth and it was late.
>
> The problem as I saw it was making sure Mac still went through the old
> path first, because findhome is successful but returns a dud path.
>
> And it was the trap the comments said was for mac that was the trap that
> made gentoo bomb.
>
> Cheers,
> Wol
>