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

[Jiri Vanek]

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.
> 
>  
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> 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.
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>  
> 
> 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.



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> Kind regards,
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Jiri Vanek
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