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Bug 338935 - When I add JREs, symbolic links are resolved
Summary: When I add JREs, symbolic links are resolved
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 266651
Alias: None
Product: JDT
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: Debug (show other bugs)
Version: 3.7   Edit
Hardware: PC Linux
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: JDT-Debug-Inbox CLA
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Reported: 2011-03-04 09:12 EST by Aaron Digulla CLA
Modified: 2011-03-04 09:40 EST (History)
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Description Aaron Digulla CLA 2011-03-04 09:12:11 EST 
Build Identifier: 3.6.2

When I select a symbolic link as the installation source of my JDK, someone expands it.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Java 6 in /opt
2. Create a link from /opt/java6 to the version you just installed
3. Add /optJava6 as JRE to Eclipse in the preferences

-> Instead of "/opt/java6", the resolved name of the symbolic link is used. If I install a new version of Java, I have to update all my JREs in Eclipse manually.
Comment 1 Markus Keller CLA 2011-03-04 09:40:59 EST 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 266651 ***