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JRE Discovery

This feature allows the automatic discovery of managed Java Runtime Environments in Eclipse. It currently detects JREs managed by :

It also detects JREs installed on platform-specific locations:

  • /usr/lib/jvm on Linux
  • %PROGRAMFILES%\Eclipse Adoptium on Windows

Managed JREs will be automatically discovered on Eclipse startup, or, while running, when added by their respective Java managers.

Detected JREs

Automatic detection can be disabled from the JRE Discovery preference page:

Installation

JRE Discovery is available in the Eclipse Marketplace. Drag to the following button to your running Eclipse workspace. (⚠ Requires the Eclipse Marketplace Client)

Drag to your running Eclipse* workspace. *Requires Eclipse Marketplace the Client

Alternatively, in Eclipse:

  • open Help > Install New Software...
  • work with: https://github.com/sidespin/jre-discovery/releases/download/latest/
  • expand the category and select the JRE Discovery Feature
  • proceed with the installation
  • restart Eclipse

Build

Open a terminal and execute the following command:

  • On Linux/Mac:

./mvnw clean verify

  • On Windows:

mvnw.cmd clean verify

You can then install the generated update site from io.sidespin.jre.discovery.site/target/repository

License

Licensed under the EPL-2.0.

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