Re: gcj and /usr/lib/libz.so
On Monday 23 August 1999, at 16 h 38, the keyboard of weidner@ifi.unizh.ch
(Harald Weidner) wrote:
> I recently tested the GNU Java compiler gcj on a Debian potato
> system. There were gcj 1:2.95.1-0pre2 and zlib1g 1:1.1.3-4
> installed. I got an error message complaining that the file
> /usr/lib/libz.so could not be found.
What was the exact command line?
> I filed a bug against package zlib1g, and got the answer that
> this is correct, and I should install zlib1g-dev.
gcj works fine, no my potato machine, without zlib1g-dev.
ii gcj 2.95.1-0pre2 The GNU compiler for Java(TM).
ii libgcj0 2.95-3 Java runtime library for use with gcj
ii libgcj0-dev 2.95-3 Java runtime library for use with gcj
ii zlib1g 1.1.3-4 compression library - runtime
> 1. Is it correct to install a -dev package just to use another
> package (gcj) expecting a library?
No.
> 1a. If it is correct, why does gcj not depend on zlib1g-dev?
Because it works fine without it.
> In other words: against which package has a bug report to be filed?
Not yet. Tell us (debian-java is probably the best place) what command you typed and what error message you get.
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