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Comment by emoII

14 hours ago

Never understood why you’d use sdkman for Java. I just do:

1. brew install openjdk@<version>

2. ln -s <homebrew path> </Library/JavaVirtualMachines/>

3. /libexec/java_home -v <version>

Afaik, with some aliases in you *shrc it basically reimplements sdkman, what else does it give you?

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hintymad  14 hours ago

This works if all you need is OpenJDK. Per the article, sdkman allows one to install and switch between different versions and brands of JDKs.

  • lmm  14 hours ago

    > Per the article, sdkman allows one to install and switch between different versions and brands of JDKs.

    OK but what benefit does that give? I hope we're not back to the bad old days of different apps needing different brands of JDK to run on.

    • hddherman  14 hours ago

      It's really handy for switching between projects that are on different Java versions, plus tools like IntelliJ pick up on the correct version via the SDKMAN! configuration as well.

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