Re: [debian-amd64] Dependents on java runtime
On Sun, Dec 12, 2004 at 03:26:22PM -0800, David Liontooth wrote:
> A number of recent packages in debian-amd64 depend variously on
> j2sdk1.5 (eg freewatch) and j2re1.4 (eg freemind) or java2-runtime (both),
> which are not available from the mirrors. I've installed Sun's now
> fully released jre-1_5_0-linux-amd64.bin. How do I tell these packages
> that java2-runtime is present? Force override? Java is in my path.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
You want to use the equivs package to create packages that
provide the java stuff. Search google for 'debian java equivs'
and you'll get several sets of instructions.
--
Steve Feehan
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