Re: RFR: 8340133: Add concise usage message to the java executable [v8]

2024-11-12 Thread Kevin Bourrillion
On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:17:13 GMT, Jan Lahoda wrote: >> Currently, running `java` without any parameters will lead to an output that >> is a full `--help`, which is over 100 lines (on my computer at least), and >> it feels overwhelming. And many people might actually want to run >> JShell/REPL,

Re: RFR: 8340133: Add concise usage message to the java executable [v8]

2024-11-12 Thread Alan Bateman
On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:28:33 GMT, Kevin Bourrillion wrote: > About the version string: I think I first proposed including it. If we don't, > then I think that `-version` ought to be in the shortlist of options we show > here (not just in full help), so it doesn't become a _three_ step goose cha

Re: RFR: 8340133: Add concise usage message to the java executable [v8]

2024-11-12 Thread Kevin Bourrillion
On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:17:13 GMT, Jan Lahoda wrote: >> Currently, running `java` without any parameters will lead to an output that >> is a full `--help`, which is over 100 lines (on my computer at least), and >> it feels overwhelming. And many people might actually want to run >> JShell/REPL,

Re: RFR: 8340133: Add concise usage message to the java executable [v8]

2024-11-12 Thread Jan Lahoda
> Currently, running `java` without any parameters will lead to an output that > is a full `--help`, which is over 100 lines (on my computer at least), and it > feels overwhelming. And many people might actually want to run JShell/REPL, > not the `java` executable, but it is difficult find out a