Re: The evils of /usr/share/java/repository
On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 04:23:47PM -0500, Ben Burton wrote:
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> Seeing as java policy is getting a work through right now, I personally
> have no problems with removing /usr/share/java/repository in favour of
> versioned jars.
>
> Does anyone have reasons why /usr/share/java/repository should remain?
That is exactly my question :) In what scenario would be better to rely on some
implicit system-specific classpath, rather than an explicit set of jars
selected by a program's startup script.
--Jeff
> Currently the java libraries I package are in the form of:
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> /usr/share/java/foo-version.jar
> /usr/share/java/foo.jar -> foo-version.jar
>
> Ben.
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