Would like an installer option that would preserve previous installs
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- Jinja
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Description
It would be nice for a version 8 installer option that would preserve previous version installs.
This is useful for support activities and build servers where older versions of the JDK need to be supported.
We picked up AdoptOpenJDK back around the ~200 build precisely because it did not interfere with previous installs and the JDKs could be referenced purely via JAVA_HOME.
Contributor guide
Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by locating the version 8 installer entry point and its current handling of previous installs, then determine the expected behavior for retaining older JDKs while allowing JAVA_HOME selection; done means a documented installer option works without interfering with existing versions and is covered by appropriate installer checks.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- release
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100