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Description of problem:


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always


Steps to Reproduce:

Install openjdk 1.7.0 and 1.8.0
Set alternative to 1.8.0
Update 1.8.0 package

Before install:
[root@localhost ~]# alternatives --display java
java - status is manual.
 link currently points to /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.51-1.b16.el6_7.x86_64/jre/bin/java
/usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.7.0-openjdk.x86_64/bin/java - priority 170079


After Install:
[root@localhost ~]# alternatives --display java
java - status is auto.
 link currently points to /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.7.0-openjdk.x86_64/bin/java

Actual results:
Alternative is changed to 1.7.0.

Expected results:
alternative conitues to link to 1.8.0.

Additional info:
This issue was spun off form https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1217177

*** Bug 1173503 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Fixed like this:
http://pkgs.devel.redhat.com/cgit/rpms/java-1.8.0-openjdk/commit/?id=e2709783d7d892acc9df019de97386e4d06a8be3
and built:
https://brewweb.devel.redhat.com/buildinfo?buildID=452472

I  DON'T recommend this as bugfix for 6.7 Z stream, because:
 - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1217177#c49 is fixing the symptomps
 - change in priority handling is much bigger change then it looks.

For record, part of this bugfix was
http://pkgs.devel.redhat.com/cgit/rpms/java-1.8.0-openjdk/commit/?h=rhel-6.8&id=e2709783d7d892acc9df019de97386e4d06a8be3

That means taht priority of openjdk8 is now highest of all jdks in rhel

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2016-0816.html