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How to use `remote_java_repository` with a JDK release where Java home is nested?
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Description
I'm trying to use `remote_java_repository` with GraalVM releases on MacOS.
When extracting the package the layout is of the form:
```
└── Contents
├── Home
│ ├── bin
│ │ ├── java
│ │ ├── javac
```
There are no top level symlinks into the nested `bin` directory as can be seen in the Zulu JDK releases that `remote_java_repository` is normally used with.
Would it be possible to make this rule configurable so that the path to the Java home inside the extracted distribution can be customized?
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Research direction
Start at the remote_java_repository rule and reproduce the GraalVM MacOS archive layout shown in the issue, including Contents/Home/bin. Determine how the extracted Java home is currently located; done means the rule can select that nested path and successfully use the JDK without top-level symlinks.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100