testing different Java dependency?

[Klaus Cucinauomo]

some time ago I had described how I switch java versions  system wide here :

https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/howto-permanently-set-switch-shell-path-to-java-vm.71419/

Regards
Klaus 

> Am 04.09.2020 um 00:05 schrieb Greg Lewis <glewis at eyesbeyond.com>:
> 
> The environment variable you're probably looking for is
> JAVA_PREFERRED_PORTS.  Whether that has the effect you want will also
> depend on what the port allows in terms of Java versions.  E.g. if a
> port has JAVA_VERSION=11 then it is signalling that will only use a JDK
> of that version, no matter what you set as your preference.
> 
> Also, as the previous reply implied, how that effects individual ports
> at run time isn't consistent.
> 
> -- Greg



> Am 28.08.2020 um 13:49 schrieb Ronald Klop <ronald-lists at klop.ws>:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Can't you just install openjdk14 and start the application with /usr/local/openjdk14/bin/java?
> 
> A port like net-mgmt/unifi5 has a rc.conf setting unifi_java_home="/usr/local/openjdk11" which you can set to deviate from the default JDK.
> 
> Regards,
> Ronald.

> 
> On 2020-08-27 20:55, Robert Huff wrote:
>> Hello:
>> Java novice here.
>> Suppose I have a port - FOO - built and running with openjdk-12.
>> I'd like to test it with openjdk-14 _without_ changing the
>> settings in make.conf.
>> Is there an command-line arguement I can feed make that will
>> cause that to happen?  Assume I have installed openjdk-14.
>> (I looked at bsd.java.mk ... my eyes glazed over ... and I backed
>> carefully out of the room.)
>> 
>> 
>> Respectfully,
>> 
>> 
>> Robert Huff
>> 
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