On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 03:00:35PM -0400, Steven Barker wrote:
> Package: java-common
> Version: 0.16
> Severity: wishlist
>
> I think the java policy should, in addition to specifying the use of
> java-virtual-machine, java-compler and java{1,}-runtime, also recommend
> the use of the virtual packages "jar" and "javadoc" to ensure a package
> that provides the alternatives /usr/bin/jar and /usr/bin/javadoc is
> installed.
That can be a good thing, yes.
> Without such virtual packages, a build-dependancy on java-compiler and
> java1-runtime does not ensure the existance of either of those programs
> (for example, they can be satisfied by jikes-classpath and classpath).
One alternative is that a java-compiler must provide a jar and a
javadoc alternative.
> Debian policy says there has to be consensus on any virtual package that
> is intended to be used by many packages of from different sources, so I
> think java-policy and the java- is the place to decide on these.
Agreed.
Discussion will follow on java-common@l.d.o
Regards,
// Ola
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