Re: Bug#411692: bootchart-view: Needs libgtkpeer.so when converting a bootchart to EPS or PNG format

[Andrew Vaughan <ajv-lists@netspace.net.au>]

On Sunday 25 February 2007 01:09, Matthias Klose wrote:
> Jörg Sommer writes:
> > Hi Java team,
> >
> > I've got a bug report that libgtkpeer.so is missing if gcj-4.1 is used.
> >
> > IMO this is a bug in gcj. kaffe and sablevm provide through
> > dependencies the file libgtkpeer.so.
>
> This is done by intent, so you are able to run java apps without
> graphical ui's on machines which don't have gtk and X installed.
>
> What is missing (and fixed and gcc svn) is a missing recommends on
> libgcj7-awt in the libgcj7-0 or gij-4.1 packages (however gij already
> recommends libgcj7-awt).
>
> > kaffe -> kaffe-pthreads | kaffe-jthreads  -- both ship libgtkpeer.so
> > sablevm -> libsablevm1 -> libsablevm-native1
> >
> > Where is the bug? Must the bootchart-view package depend on libgcj7-awt
> > or classpath-gtkpeer?
>
> yes, maybe we should introduce a new virtual package
> java-runtime-with-ui, which is provided by the packages above.
>
>   Matthias

Personally, as a user, I would prefer a -nox package.  This is consistent 
with other packages that have gui and -nox versions.  It also follows the 
principle of least surprise by allowing the java-runtime packages to 
provide the same java environment as the Sun binary packages.

Andrew