[OmniOS-discuss] Java paths in OmniOS

[Eric Sproul]

On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 2:52 AM, Jim Klimov <jimklimov at cos.ru> wrote:
> The new structure all but forbids such customization; was there and particular benefit from changing to it?

The Java that ships with OmniOS is only there to satisfy runtime
dependencies for certain things that need it.  You are almost always
better off getting your own JDK/JRE and installing it however you
wish.  The Oracle Java downloads work just fine, and so does OpenJDK,
though that's trickier to build yourself (but you can look at the
omnios-build script for hints).

Eric