Re: $JAVA_HOME, 5.7 no FTB

Derek Christiansen <[email protected]> Sun, 23 Mar 2025 08:44:48 -0700
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One more thing...reading the devel mailing list I see there is some issue
with Java version.
Should I be using 11 rather 21?

On Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 8:32=E2=80=AFAM Derek Christiansen <slis.derek@gmai=
l.com>
wrote:

> 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 o=
n
> 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 wind=
ow.
>> 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 nee=
ds
>> to closed and reopened.
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 7:28=E2=80=AFAM Alan Ezust <[email protected]>=
 wrote:
>
>> 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@g=
mail.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 freeze=
s
>>> 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-ubunt=
u/
>>>>
>>>> What is FTB/SFTB?
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 9:17=E2=80=AFAM Derek Christiansen <
>>>> [email protected]> 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]=
m> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you have the Ubuntu java-common package installed? That package
>>>>>> provides the update-java-alternatives utility which allows you to ch=
oose
>>>>>> 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-=
Bit 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=3DOpenJD=
K 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-gene=
ric
>>>>>>> 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">One more thing...reading the devel mailing list I see ther=
e is some issue with Java version.<div>Should I be using 11 rather 21?</div=
></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr=
" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 8:32=E2=80=AFAM Derek Christ=
iansen &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[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">Thank=C2=A0you for the update. That still doesn&#39;t address =
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></di=
v><div><a href=3D"https://sourceforge.net/p/jedit/bugs/4134/" target=3D"_bl=
ank">https://sourceforge.net/p/jedit/bugs/4134/</a></div><div><br></div><di=
v>I posted this there:</div><div><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">I&#39;ve had this problem when opening too many files at =
once. One of things
 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"><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"mailto:alan.ezust@gmail.=
com" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1p=
x 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 made.=
</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 9:47=E2=80=AFAM Derek Christia=
nsen &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">slis.der=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddin=
g-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 scu=
ttle it and now use VS Code (after trying Kate, Cuda, Codium).</div><div>Ge=
dit is excellent but no code folding which is a must.</div><div>It breaks m=
y 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 with J=
ava sucks).</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" clas=
s=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 managin=
g java installations. This article has a pretty good description:=C2=A0<a h=
ref=3D"https://hostman.com/tutorials/switching-between-java-versions-on-ubu=
ntu/" target=3D"_blank">https://hostman.com/tutorials/switching-between-jav=
a-versions-on-ubuntu/</a><div><br></div><div>What is FTB/SFTB?=C2=A0</div><=
/div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">O=
n Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 9:17=E2=80=AFAM Derek Christiansen &lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; w=
rote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0p=
x 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"gmail_=
attr">On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 9:14=E2=80=AFAM Dale Anson &lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:=
<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8=
ex;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 provid=
es the update-java-alternatives utility which allows you to choose and swit=
ch between installed versions of java.=C2=A0</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_q=
uote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 1:52=E2=
=80=AFPM Derek Christiansen &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" tar=
get=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote cla=
ss=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">Like others before me I=
 had to scuttle 5.7 as SFTB doesn&#39;t work.<div><br></div><div>Of note, U=
buntu syslog always throws this:</div><div><br></div><blockquote class=3D"g=
mail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204=
,204,204);padding-left:1ex">2025-03-19T13:38:29.926376-07:00 INF-DEREK-LINU=
X jedit.desktop[42878]: Warning: $JAVA_HOME environment variable not set! C=
onsider setting it.<br>2025-03-19T13:38:29.926493-07:00 INF-DEREK-LINUX jed=
it.desktop[42878]: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Attempting to locate j=
ava...<br>2025-03-19T13:38:29.926773-07:00 INF-DEREK-LINUX jedit.desktop[42=
878]: Found a virtual machine at: /usr/bin/java...</blockquote><div>the one=
 found points to the actual JRE through 2 symlinks.=C2=A0</div><div><br></d=
iv><div>but BASH shows this:</div><div><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail=
_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204=
,204);padding-left:1ex">=C2=A0$ echo $JAVA_HOME</blockquote><blockquote cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid =
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">/usr/lib/jvm/java-21-openjdk-amd64/bin/j=
ava</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-Ubuntu-=
124.04.1<br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: <a href=3D"http://java=
.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-Ub=
untu-124.04.1<br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: <a href=3D"http:/=
/java.runtime.name" target=3D"_blank">java.runtime.name</a>=3DOpenJDK Runti=
me Environment<br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: java.vendor=3DUb=
untu<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" target=3D=
"_blank">os.name</a>=3DLinux<br>1:45:48=E2=80=AFPM [main] [message] Log: 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/lib/jvm=
/java-21-openjdk-amd64=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Note it truncates the=
 location of the java executable.=C2=A0 This jedit 5.5 but the same was tru=
e for 5.7</div></div>
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