Re: java2-*-dummy packages rejected
Hi Ola!
On Fri, Oct 26, 2001 at 02:52:13PM +0200, Ola Lundqvist wrote:
>
> > along with the latest java-common. Since j2sdk/j2re is also not yet
> > installed into the archive (is this going to happen ?) we are
> > currently in a bind with our recent java1/2 policy plans.
> >
> > What happens now ? According to the URL above, the dummy
> > packages can't be installed into 'main' because they can only be
> > satisfied by non-free packages - can we install the dummy
> > packages into non-free then ? or is there a more general problem
> > there ?
>
> They will go to contrib.
ok. cool.
> I have one question to you all though.
>
> Is the dummy packages needed at all?
> The ftp-master did not really like them and I can understand him.
IMHO I think they are needed to give people the freedom of JVM
choice, without us enforcing JVM requirements through package
dependancies. Even if we put that point aside, I think they are
still needed at least until we have j2sdk/j2re officially in the
archive.
My 2c AUD. :-)
Cheers,
Marcus
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