Re: request for bug filing on all packages uses /usr/share/java/repository
On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Colin Watson wrote:
> OK. I now see why it applies to libraries, but don't see why it's a
> benefit for standalone programs (where multiple versions can't be
> installed via dpkg simultaneously anyway, and where the .jars aren't
> intended for external use). I suppose it's a little neater.
Because multiple programs have different library needs. The repository
doesn't allow for this.
Java really makes no distinction between programs and libraries.
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