[rfe] multiple installs of IcedTea-Web configuration issue - shared configs

[Jiri Vanek]

Hi!

Had this worked for you?
On 11/20/18 3:01 PM, Jiri Vanek wrote:
> On 11/20/18 11:01 AM, Arturs Andersons wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>>  
>>
>> We have two versions of iceadtea-web provided: one based on JDK8 and another on JDK11.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Both applications generates configuration files in "c:\users\%username%\.config\icedtea-web" folder
>>
>> If we are about to install both versions of IcedTea-web on the same pc, config files will be
>> overwritten by latest version installed.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Is it possible to amend the location of the .\config folder? For example create something like this:
>>
>>   * "C:\Users\%username%\.config-openjdk8" for OpenJDK8 + IcedTea-web
>>   * "C:\Users\%username%\.config-openjdk11" for OpenJDK11 + IcedTea-web
>>
>>  
>>
>> Where this configuration is located in the package?
>>
> 
> Hi!
> 
> Ti is indeed tricky. itw do not have nay support for this. And the properties loading system is
> already terribly complex to make it even more complictaed:(
> 
> Fro top of head I do not have idea how to make this working for you. In linux world alternatives
> would go play most likely.
> 
> Ha! Idea!
> 
> Itw *should*  support properties located *inside* jre. This would solve your problem.
> Are yo able to play with it?
> Are you able to look ITW sources for this?
> As I have never myself tried, nor tested this feature. Do not even know the state of the codebase
> for this case, as it is nearly impossioble to test in unittest (mock enviroment).
> 
> J.
> 
> My ITW build seems to at least be aware about  So it looks promissing:
> ~/icedtea-web-image/bin/javaws.sh  -verbose -help
> ...
> FILES
>     /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.191.b12-8.fc29.x86_64/jre/lib/deployment.config
>  - java-global deployment properties file. May be affected by deployment.jre.dir.
> 
> 
> 
>>  
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
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Jiri Vanek
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