Re: Eclipse

[Marc Petit-Huguenin <marc@petit-huguenin.org>]

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Dalibor Topic wrote:
> Marcin Dębicki wrote:
> 
>> Can someone explain me why Eclipse depends on gij not
>> java-virtual-machine
>> or java-runtime.
> 
> 
> 
> In order to move into main, eclipse needs to build and run with free
> software in main. gcj/gij are in main, the proprietary software you
> mentioned is not.

How a virtual package can be considered, as you said, as a prorietary
software?

http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/virtual-package-names-list.txt

> 
> cheers,
> dalibor topic
> 
> 


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