first attempt to add Linux support: find JRE path

planetfederal · Dec 14, 2015 · 67d2aa7 · 67d2aa7
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commit 67d2aa7
Showing 1 changed file with 4 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/src/geogig/gui/pyqtconnectordecorator.py b/src/geogig/gui/pyqtconnectordecorator.py
@@ -30,8 +30,11 @@ def jrePath():
         osName = "osx"
         jre = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)), 'bin', 'jre', osName)
     else:
-        return
+        cmd = 'readlink -f $(which java)'
+        javaPath = subprocess.check_output(cmd, shell=True)
+        jre = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(javaPath))
     if os.path.exists(jre):
+        _logger.debug('Found JRE ' + jre)
         return jre
 
 def geogigVersion():
@@ -184,7 +187,6 @@ def _startGateway():
         else:
             raise Exception("Gateway not available")
 
-
     except Exception, e:
         _logger.error("Could not start gateway (%s)" % (unicode(e)))
         global _proc