[Bug 88] New: SableVM should provide JAVA_HOME like env.

http://sablevm.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=88

           Summary: SableVM should provide JAVA_HOME like env.
           Product: SableVM
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: default
        AssignedTo: [email protected]
        ReportedBy: [email protected]
         QAContact: [email protected]


SableVM should provide a kind of JAVA_HOME environment, as much similar to
the Sun's SDK as possible.  Even if this interface is hardly documented, it
is still quite convinient to use in many situations and as there's no
alternative, widely spreat interface - it is de facto standard.

I think .../lib/sablevm/sdk or similar would be a desirable place.
- bin - should contain java, javac, javah and other executables
- lib - core *.jar files that are path of default (boot)classpath
- jre/lib - native libs (symlinks to) libsablevm, classpath libraries, etc.
- jre/lib/ext - extension directory - other *.jars used by default
- jre/plugin - browser plugins
- include - jni.h, jvmdi.h and other .h files (symlinked from /usr/include)

My personal opinion is that this structure is not quite as natural as one
would wish.  I think we'll dump some things into single dirs, or move
dirs around (ie why jre/lib/ext, not just ext?), and then provide symlinks
for compatibility with Sun's messy JAVA_HOME env.

We could start with simple things, ie. adding support for ext directory
or symlinking java-sablevm wrapper to bin, same for include files, etc.



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