Re: Debian Java in Sarge
On Fri, 3 Jun 2005, Adam Heath wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Jun 2005, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Jun 03, 2005 at 05:39:33PM +0200, Arnaud Vandyck wrote:
> > >
> > > 3 Future
> > >
> > > * fix the Debian Java Policy;
> > > * update the Debian Java FAQ;
> > > * more packages to pkg-java;
> > > * every packages to cdbs;
> > <SNIP>
> >
> > Why cdbs? I was under the impression that many people disliked/wer
> > uncomfortable with it because of the complex way in which it employs
> > makefiles. Wouldn't your packages be more accessible (in terms of other
> > developers being able to patch/fix bugs/etc.) in a more universal
> > format?
>
> I agree. A java policy should talk about how java packages should interact
> once installed. But stay the hell away from how they are built.
As an example, debhelper, while being very useful for maintainers, is not
mandated.
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