Re: $JAVA_HOME, 5.7 no FTB

Derek Christiansen <[email protected]> Sun, 23 Mar 2025 08:32:56 -0700
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Thank you for the update. That still doesn't address the Java mess or the
fact that it
freezes when too many files are opened. I noticed that was an open item on
bug tracker:

https://sourceforge.net/p/jedit/bugs/4134/

I posted this there:

I've had this problem when opening too many files at once. One of things
> that's great about jedit is the infinite divisibility of the editor windo=
w.
> I used to be able to open 15 separate windows. By reverting back 5.4 the
> problem exists but goes away if I close a file. In 5.5 & 5.6 the app need=
s
> to closed and reopened.


On Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 7:28=E2=80=AFAM Alan Ezust <[email protected]> w=
rote:

> There will be a newer release of FTP soon. The release announcement was
> already made.
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 9:47=E2=80=AFAM Derek Christiansen <slis.derek@gm=
ail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I meant FTP...jedit is useless without it. I've been a jedit user for
>> over 10 years and I've
>> had to scuttle it and now use VS Code (after trying Kate, Cuda, Codium).
>> Gedit is excellent but no code folding which is a must.
>> It breaks my heart to do it because I've loved jedit. But now it freezes
>> if I open too many files
>> and the newest version is broken. (Dicking with Java sucks).
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 9:25=E2=80=AFAM Dale Anson <[email protected]> =
wrote:
>>
>>> No, I was talking about some tools that Ubuntu has for managing java
>>> installations. This article has a pretty good description:
>>> https://hostman.com/tutorials/switching-between-java-versions-on-ubuntu=
/
>>>
>>> What is FTB/SFTB?
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 9:17=E2=80=AFAM Derek Christiansen <slis.derek@=
gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In my jvm directory I have 'default-java' is that what you mean?
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 9:14=E2=80=AFAM Dale Anson <[email protected]=
> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Do you have the Ubuntu java-common package installed? That package
>>>>> provides the update-java-alternatives utility which allows you to cho=
ose
>>>>> and switch between installed versions of java.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 1:52=E2=80=AFPM Derek Christiansen <
>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Like others before me I had to scuttle 5.7 as SFTB doesn't work.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Of note, Ubuntu syslog always throws this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2025-03-19T13:38:29.926376-07:00 INF-DEREK-LINUX
>>>>>>> jedit.desktop[42878]: Warning: $JAVA_HOME environment variable not =
set!
>>>>>>> Consider setting it.
>>>>>>> 2025-03-19T13:38:29.926493-07:00 INF-DEREK-LINUX
>>>>>>> jedit.desktop[42878]:          Attempting to locate java...
>>>>>>> 2025-03-19T13:38:29.926773-07:00 INF-DEREK-LINUX
>>>>>>> jedit.desktop[42878]: Found a virtual machine at: /usr/bin/java...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> the one found points to the actual JRE through 2 symlinks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> but BASH shows this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  $ echo $JAVA_HOME
>>>>>>
>>>>>> /usr/lib/jvm/java-21-openjdk-amd64/bin/java
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> but activity log shows:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.version=3D21.0.6
>>>>>> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log:
>>>>>> java.vm.version=3D21.0.6+7-Ubuntu-124.04.1
>>>>>> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.vm.name=3DOpenJDK 64-B=
it Server
>>>>>> VM
>>>>>> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log:
>>>>>> java.runtime.version=3D21.0.6+7-Ubuntu-124.04.1
>>>>>> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.runtime.name=3DOpenJDK=
 Runtime
>>>>>> Environment
>>>>>> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.vendor=3DUbuntu
>>>>>> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.compiler=3Dnull
>>>>>> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: os.name=3DLinux
>>>>>> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: os.version=3D6.8.0-55-gener=
ic
>>>>>> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: os.arch=3Damd64
>>>>>> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: user.home=3D/home/derek
>>>>>> 1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log:
>>>>>> java.home=3D/usr/lib/jvm/java-21-openjdk-amd64
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Note it truncates the location of the java executable.  This jedit
>>>>>> 5.5 but the same was true for 5.7
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thank=C2=A0you for the update. That still doesn&#39;t addr=
ess the Java mess or the fact that it=C2=A0<div>freezes when too many files=
 are opened. I noticed that was an open item on bug tracker:</div><div><br>=
</div><div><a href=3D"https://sourceforge.net/p/jedit/bugs/4134/">https://s=
ourceforge.net/p/jedit/bugs/4134/</a></div><div><br></div><div>I posted thi=
s there:</div><div><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar=
gin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1=
ex">I&#39;ve had this problem when opening too many files at once. One of t=
hings
 that&#39;s great about jedit is the infinite divisibility of the editor=20
window. I used to be able to open 15 separate windows. By reverting back
 5.4 the problem exists but goes away if I close a file. In 5.5 &amp;=20
5.6 the app needs to closed and reopened.=C2=A0</blockquote></div><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail=
_attr">On Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 7:28=E2=80=AFAM Alan Ezust &lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><bl=
ockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-lef=
t:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>There =
will be a newer release of FTP soon. The release announcement was already m=
ade.</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"l=
tr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 9:47=E2=80=AFAM Derek Chri=
stiansen &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">slis=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" =
style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);pa=
dding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I meant FTP...jedit is useless without it.=
 I&#39;ve been a jedit user for over 10 years and I&#39;ve=C2=A0<div>had to=
 scuttle it and now use VS Code (after trying Kate, Cuda, Codium).</div><di=
v>Gedit is excellent but no code folding which is a must.</div><div>It brea=
ks my heart to do it because I&#39;ve loved jedit. But now it freezes if I =
open too many files</div><div>and the newest version is broken. (Dicking wi=
th Java sucks).</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 9:25=E2=80=AFAM Dale Anson &lt=
;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]=
</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">=
<div dir=3D"ltr">No, I was talking about some tools that Ubuntu has for man=
aging java installations. This article has a pretty good description:=C2=A0=
<a href=3D"https://hostman.com/tutorials/switching-between-java-versions-on=
-ubuntu/" target=3D"_blank">https://hostman.com/tutorials/switching-between=
-java-versions-on-ubuntu/</a><div><br></div><div>What is FTB/SFTB?=C2=A0</d=
iv></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_att=
r">On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 9:17=E2=80=AFAM Derek Christiansen &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>=
&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div=
 dir=3D"ltr">In my jvm directory I have &#39;default-java&#39; is that what=
 you mean?</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gm=
ail_attr">On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 9:14=E2=80=AFAM Dale Anson &lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wr=
ote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px=
 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D=
"ltr">Do you have the Ubuntu java-common package installed? That package pr=
ovides the update-java-alternatives utility which allows you to choose and =
switch between installed versions of java.=C2=A0</div><br><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 1:5=
2=E2=80=AFPM Derek Christiansen &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"=
 target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote=
 class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px so=
lid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Like others before =
me I had to scuttle 5.7 as SFTB doesn&#39;t work.<div><br></div><div>Of not=
e, Ubuntu syslog always throws this:</div><div><br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">2025-03-19T13:38:29.926376-07:00 INF-DEREK=
-LINUX jedit.desktop[42878]: Warning: $JAVA_HOME environment variable not s=
et! Consider setting it.<br>2025-03-19T13:38:29.926493-07:00 INF-DEREK-LINU=
X jedit.desktop[42878]: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Attempting to loc=
ate java...<br>2025-03-19T13:38:29.926773-07:00 INF-DEREK-LINUX jedit.deskt=
op[42878]: Found a virtual machine at: /usr/bin/java...</blockquote><div>th=
e one found points to the actual JRE through 2 symlinks.=C2=A0</div><div><b=
r></div><div>but BASH shows this:</div><div><br></div><blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(20=
4,204,204);padding-left:1ex">=C2=A0$ echo $JAVA_HOME</blockquote><blockquot=
e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px s=
olid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">/usr/lib/jvm/java-21-openjdk-amd64/=
bin/java</blockquote><div><br></div><div>but activity log shows:</div><div>=
=C2=A0</div>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.version=3D21.0.6<=
br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.vm.version=3D21.0.6+7-Ubun=
tu-124.04.1<br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: <a href=3D"http://j=
ava.vm.name" target=3D"_blank">java.vm.name</a>=3DOpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM<=
br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.runtime.version=3D21.0.6+7=
-Ubuntu-124.04.1<br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: <a href=3D"htt=
p://java.runtime.name" target=3D"_blank">java.runtime.name</a>=3DOpenJDK Ru=
ntime Environment<br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.vendor=
=3DUbuntu<br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.compiler=3Dnull<=
br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: <a href=3D"http://os.name" targ=
et=3D"_blank">os.name</a>=3DLinux<br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Lo=
g: os.version=3D6.8.0-55-generic<br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log=
: os.arch=3Damd64<br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: user.home=3D/=
home/derek<div>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.home=3D/usr/li=
b/jvm/java-21-openjdk-amd64=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Note it truncate=
s the location of the java executable.=C2=A0 This jedit 5.5 but the same wa=
s true for 5.7</div></div>
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