redhat-developer / redhat-developer/vscode-java
inform/detect which operating system a jdk comes from and stop this error
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Description
whenever i open a java project in vscode in a different operating system, this appears:
those jdk exists, but in another machine, another operating system.
please make possible detect if jdks belongs to the current operating system so the message does not pops out.
Environment
- Operating System: it varies, try mac and linux
- JDK version: varies
- Visual Studio Code version: at least the 6 last releases
- Java extension version: latest one presents the issue
Steps To Reproduce
- sync vscode account and settings across operating systems
- configure distinct jvms on each OS
Current Result
The jvm marked as missing exists in another OS
Expected Result
my account works across distinct installations, that setting is platform-dependent, or at least should be
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Research direction
No source files or tests are named. Start by tracing how VS Code settings sync restores JVM configuration and how the extension validates configured JDKs on macOS and Linux; reproduce the reported cross-platform setup. Done means settings from another operating system no longer produce a missing-JDK warning when the configured JDK is valid locally.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100