MSI Installer : add an option to not install JDK (Liberica JDK by BellSoft)

[Binnette]

Hi, can you add an option in the MSI installer to allow user to NOT install the embedded JDK ?

It seems that the embedded JDK in Liberica JDK by BellSoft: https://bell-sw.com/liberica_eula/

The fact is that I already have a global Temurin JDK installed and would prefer to not install another one.

And yes, I don't want to spend time reading and accepting Liberica Licence since I already accepted Temurin one.

[palexdev]

Hello @Binnette, we are not so sure about this change, as we feel it could cause problems to other users. By integrating the JDK too, we are sure to have a working setup/environment for the app.

You can however choose to not use the one we bundle by setting an environmental variable on the system as described here. Please let us now if this solution works for you. Regards, Alessandro

[Binnette]

Hi @palexdev, it seems that "Liberica JDK is copyrighted software" as stated in the main page : https://bell-sw.com/liberica_eula/

So people wanting to use pdfsam have to deal with this license problem. Note that I choose Temurin JDK because it is OpenSource.

So I really think that adding this option in the MSI installer is a good idea. Of course, you can check it by default and event write something like:

☑️ Install Liberica JDK RECOMMENDED (pdfsam won't work without JDK)

You can also even "hide" this option behind a checkbox like: ☑️ Advanced install options or something like so.

Thank for your answers @palexdev 😊👍