Link to "latest Java version"

[stevenschlansker]

Right now, if you set up any references to JVMs, you'll put the patch number in the location. For example,

  <!-- JDK toolchains -->
  <toolchain>
    <type>jdk</type>
    <provides>
      <version>1.8</version>
      <vendor>oracle</vendor>
    </provides>
    <configuration>
      <jdkHome>/Users/steven/.jabba/jdk/1.8.77/Contents/Home</jdkHome>
    </configuration>
  </toolchain>

It would be nice if Jabba could maintain a 1.8 jdk which is a symlink to the latest installed 1.8.x

[shyiko]

@stevenschlansker This is an excellent idea! Will do. Thank you.

[liaoya]

It will be better if there is a link for current JDK. You can take a look at junction or ln.ps1 for link support on Windows

[shyiko]

For the record, you can use jabba link to achieve something similar (e.g. jabba link [email protected] $(jabba which)). It's not the same as the original feature request though.

[shyiko]

@stevenschlansker @liaoya I'm happy to announce that this issue is effectively resolved (both your use-cases are implemented in 0.9.0) 🎉

(see 0.9.0 release notes for details)

[shyiko]

(to link existing JDKs execute jabba link; links are automatically updated on each jabba install/jabba uninstall & jabba alias default <semver>)