Allow --java-home to be relative
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Description
I think --java-home needs to be absolute, or it doesn't keep the relative directory when it changes working directory, but then it's hard to understand why it isn't working.
Could we relax that requirement, and allow it to be relative, perhaps by making it absolute when the mx command starts?
Failing that, could we warn the user when they give a relative path?
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Research direction
Start at the command-line handling for --java-home and trace how the path is used after mx changes its working directory. Confirm the desired behavior for relative paths, then verify that a relative value is resolved consistently or that the user receives a warning.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100