Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 09:18:23 -0600 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au> Cc: freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: JDK version numbers Message-ID: <199804161518.JAA11588@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <199804160006.KAA00867@cimlogic.com.au> References: <199804160006.KAA00867@cimlogic.com.au>
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> Has anyone had difficulty handling JDK version numbers like: No, not at all. :) > "jdk1.1.5-FreeBSD:1998/02/08" > > I realise that this accurately identifies the jdk we're using, > but it makes it pretty difficult to check for "1.1.2" or later > (like JFC expects you to do). Huh? What do you mean by that? The same classes are used in both JD1.2 and the JFC1.0.1 release. > If the date is necessary, I'd prefer to see it added to java.vendor: > > "Sun Microsystems Inc., port by java-port@mt.sri.com 1998/02/08" > > and leave java.version: > > "1.1.5" The problem with this is people have to write a Java program to see which version of the program they are using. FWIW, all of the 3rd party vendors such as Linux and others do the same thing. Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message
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