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Relative Path for java.home

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Description

Hi,
From the description of java.home, it stated "absolute path....". Is there any possibility to support relative path? A good use case is that when we configure as relative path, we can check in our setting file to source control to share with rest of other co-developer, who would have the jdk in the same relative path (but not necessarily same absolute path)

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Research direction

Start by locating the java.home setting and the code that resolves its configured path. Check how the extension currently handles the documented absolute path, then determine the relative-path base and verify that shared settings work for developers with the same relative JDK location while absolute paths remain supported.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, typescript, vscode
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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