Re: libgcj2/gij and java1-runtime
On Wed, Nov 21, 2001 at 08:41:49AM -0600, Ben Burton wrote:
>
> > > Hi. If libgcj2 is going to provide java-virtual-machine, could you
> > > please also provide java1-runtime (as per proposed java policy)?
> >
> > It should only be provided if it contains the java runtime (like
> > classes.zip or similar). If if does not, it should not provide it!
>
> Package libgcj2 contains libgcj.jar (which provides the core Java classes)
> and /usr/bin/gij (which is an actual java interpreter).
Cool. Then there is no problem here. :)
> > Actually I think all programs that provides java-virtual-machine should
> > have a java command (using alternatives?) that is command line compatible
> > with the sun java command. Is that something good?
>
> I would definitely support adding that to policy. I think that a package
> that depends on java-virtual-machine should be able to confidently run
> /usr/bin/java and assume that things will work.
Ok, do anyone object this?
> > Yup. Is this documentation easy to read?
>
> Yep. :)
Thanks. That sounds good.
> Ben.
>
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