Re: Why isn't Java support part of Postgresql core?

> > Right, so to recap: each platform will only need one jvm.dll/so library
> > (which you would update over time). You don't need to include one
> > version for Oracle JDK, OpenJDK, GCJ. You'd pick one, and bundle its
> > jvm.dll (I'd suggest going with Oracle's version since it has the best
> > stability/performance story). I don't believe there are any licensing
> > terms/requirements for private JREs beyond limiting which files you
> > redistribute, so from a licensing point of view I think the Postgresql
> > team would find it acceptable.
>
> um, I'm pretty sure that dll/so doesn't work without the rest of the JRE
> around it.  I would think the platform packager would need to bundle the
> whole 'private' JRE they chose including that jvm.dll/so, and install
> that somewhere in or around the postgres code tree, along with the
> pljava.so/dll that binds it all together, if the user chooses to install
> pljava support.