Different Java for different apps

[Les Mikesell]

Frode Petersen wrote:
> Hi. If I want to use a different Java VM (incl. libraries) for specific 
> programs than what is set up through the alternatives system, do I have 
> to use a shell script or is there a way to set up an environment that I 
> can associate somehow with those programs? I probably need two different 
> environments: The default one and Sun's for a few apps.
> 
> If using scripts, do I need to change anything other than the 
> equivalents of the entries in the alternatives system?

Java normally figures everything out from the JAVA_HOME environment 
setting, so you need to manually or in a shell wrapper set that to where 
the Sun version is installed and give the full path if you are invoking 
java/jar/javac directly so you start the right one.

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