redhat-developer / redhat-developer/vscode-java

honor JAVA_HOME

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Description

could vscode-java honor JAVA_HOME (ignoring what is in path) when starting ?

usecase is that when installing vscode-java jbang can provide a jdk setup but vscode-java seems to ignore it.

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Research direction

Start by locating the vscode-java startup logic that selects the JDK and inspect how JAVA_HOME and PATH are currently handled. Reproduce the jbang-provided JDK setup described in the issue, then verify that startup uses JAVA_HOME while ignoring another JDK earlier in PATH.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, typescript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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