Base faults without JRE why is it not included with downloads?

[fred4360]

Base must have JFE?

[qubit1]

https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/faq/general-faq/does-libreoffice-require-java/

(That page is gone, try this Archive.org link instead: [Does LibreOffice require Java? » LibreOffice] )

The embedded databse engine (HSQLDB) requires java, but if you’re just using Base to connect to an external database such as MySQL or PostgreSQL, no java is required.

I believe that java is not included in the default download:

• Many users don’t need java
• It’s difficult to make sure users have the right version of java to install

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I keep getting error messages regarding my java runtime environment. I’ve tried re-installing both java and libre office, but there is no change. The first error message reads: Openoffice.org requires a Java runtime environment (JRE) to perform this task. The selected JRE is defective. Please select another version or install a new JRE and select it under Tools - Options - OpenOffice.org - Java. Then a second error message pops up: The connection to the data source "New Database" could not be…

Side Note: There was a push to remove the java dependency in Base by changing the default built-in database from HSQLDB → SQLite. Due to technical limitations in SQLite, this change was abandoned.