Re: [PROPOSAL] New Virtual Packages and way to handle Classpath

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Subject: Re: [PROPOSAL] New Virtual Packages and way to handle Classpath
From: Jan Schulz <jasc.usenet@gmx.de>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 18:58:58 +0200
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Hallo Matt,

* Matt Zimmerman wrote:
>and not an abstract idea of what is provided.  For example, a package which
>works with any java2 runtime, but also works with the interfaces provided by
>kaffe, uses "java2-runtime | kaffe", etc.

The interface java2-runtime means, that /usr/bin/java can be used.
Kaffe sets a alternative for that.
kaffe 1.1.1 actually Provides: [..] java-runtime, java1-runtime
(is there actually a java-runtime just now?). 

This is, why I started this Proposal.

Jan
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