Installing JRE (platform specific by application)
I know, another installation question :)
I am writing an application that downloads a JRE based on its os/arch.
I know about webstart and the many installers, but they aren't applicable to what I am trying to do (an autoupdate client that will even update its own JRE).Very similar to webstart but without forcing a JRE on the platform itself .
I have read many times that most people take an installed JRE and package it directly with the application. I would need to do this with 4 different platform configurations (windows, linux, solaris, etc). This could be a bit much when ever we need to update the JRE.
Does any one know if there are JRE's pre-zipped (packed, tared, whatever) that I could download when we need an update? The silent installer for the JRE would have been perfect, but it looks like it affects the entire platform, I just need it for our specific application.
