[Bug 494065] [NEW] eclipse 3.5.1 in Karmic does not respect JAVA_HOME anymore

[Oliver Joos]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: eclipse

$ man eclipse   # says:
...
NOTES
       Eclipse will search for a java virtual machine in this order:
       VM given with the "-vm <JVM>" argument,
       $JAVA_HOME/bin/java from $HOME/.eclipse/eclipserc and
       then in the environment
       and at last use /usr/bin/java.

In an up-to-date Karmic 9.10 only "-vm <JVM>" works. $JAVA_HOME does not
make eclipse 3.5.1+repack~1-0ubuntu3 to run with another JVM.
$HOME/.eclipse/eclipserc seems not to be interpreted either. At least
the script "/usr/bin/eclipse" does not do this. Both worked in earlier
Ubuntu/Eclipse releases.

If this change is intended in Eclipse 3.5.x by Sun or whoever, Ubuntu
could emulate the old behavior in the script "/usr/bin/eclipse" by
sourcing $HOME/.eclipse/eclipserc and then starting eclipse with "-vm
$JAVA_HOME/bin/java". Or at least the man page should be corrected.

Using "update-alternatives --config java" is not adequate, because this
changes the JVM for *every* installed Java app.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Dec  8 15:44:45 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Package: eclipse 3.5.1+repack~1-0ubuntu3
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=de_CH.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.52-generic
SourcePackage: eclipse
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686

** Affects: eclipse (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386

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eclipse 3.5.1 in Karmic does not respect JAVA_HOME anymore
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