To interface with the java library, we use JPype, which allows fast and easy access to all java functions. JRE or JDK are not required.
This is odd, since we saw very clearly that the app (pims build) did not function before the JDK was installed, but did run afterwards. Users running Mac Yosemite and High Sierra.
It would be nice if we could work out why this is, and avoid it if possible.
It appears as though users need to separately install as dependencies:
This seems odd, since the pims bioformats page explicitly states:
This is odd, since we saw very clearly that the app (pims build) did not function before the JDK was installed, but did run afterwards. Users running Mac Yosemite and High Sierra.
It would be nice if we could work out why this is, and avoid it if possible.