Multiple Java versions

[Andrea Venturoli]

On 09/24/13 21:38, Jonathan Chen wrote:
> On 24 September 2013 22:36, Andrea Venturoli <ml at netfence.it> wrote:
> [...]
>> Now, according to JAVAVMS(5), "By default, javavm will select the most
>> ``native'' and up to date version".
>>
>> However:
>>
>>> % java -version
>>> openjdk version "1.6.0_32"
>>> OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_32-b27)
>>> OpenJDK Server VM (build 20.0-b12, mixed mode)
>>
>>
>> Any way to fix this?
>>
>> AFAICT I didn't set any relevant environment variable, anything in
>> /etc/make.conf or in javavms' own config files.
>
> JAVA_HOME is what you need:
>
> jonathan:~,7:36am> unsetenv JAVA_HOME
> jonathan:~,7:36am> java -version
> openjdk version "1.6.0_32"
> OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_32-b27)
> OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.0-b12, mixed mode)
> jonathan:~,7:36am> setenv JAVA_HOME /usr/local/openjdk7
> jonathan:~,7:36am> java -version
> openjdk version "1.7.0_25"
> OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_25-b15)
> OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.21-b01, mixed mode)
>

Ok, fine for me.

I'd just point out: isn't it in contrast to what the man page says (i.e. 
"By default, javavm will select the most ``native'' and up to date 
version")?

Should the docs be corrected then?

  bye & Thanks
	av.