#42 OpenJDK instead of JAVA

[InfoLibre]

Possibility to use FullSync with OpenJDK instead of JAVA.
http://www.azulsystems.com/products/zulu/downloads#Windows (only 64 bits)
https://github.com/alexkasko/openjdk-unofficial-builds (32 and 64 bits)
another ?

[Christoph]

FullSync works with openjdk, however the windows launcher only detects oracle java iirc simply starting launcher.jar from the installation directory with your favourite java implementation should do the trick.

try it out! let me know if you run into any problems

Br,
Christoph

[InfoLibre]

Would it be possible to modify the Window launcher ? It could detect OpenJDK and if not found, JAVA ?

[InfoLibre]

I installed https://github.com/alexkasko/openjdk-unofficial-builds but launcher.jar doesn't find it.

[Christoph]

so i just installed the 64bit version of the link above and tested FullSync (very briefly) and FullSync worked just fine.

except that the FullSync MSI installer only contains the 32 bit version of FullSync, and that the "installer" of that unofficial openjdk build is basically a fancy unzip that does not really usefully install the openjdk by default.

here is what I did:

• download the 64 bit version of FullSync from http://fullsync.sourceforge.net/download.php (scroll down to FullSync without Installer)
• download the 64 bit "installer" from https://github.com/alexkasko/openjdk-unofficial-builds unzip somewhere
• run install as administrator!
  • in the dialog that asks for the installation directory put something in that makes sense like C:\Program files\openjdk...
  • select the option that adds the registry entries (i also selected the environment option, though that should not be neccesary)
• start fullsync64.exe
• enjoy FullSync running using openJDK

Let me know if this works for you!

Br,
Christoph