Re: javacc

[Arnaud Vandyck <arnaud-guest@users.alioth.debian.org>]

Nicolas Sabouret <Nicolas.Sabouret@limsi.fr> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm (still) trying to package GL4Java. After a few time inactivity, I 
> looked deeper at the problem and it appears that part of the build 
> process requires javacc:
> 	http://www.experimentalstuff.com/Technologies/JavaCC/
> 
> Could anybody tell me if there already exists a javacc package for 
> debian ? google(javacc,debian) & apt-get.org(javacc) gave nothing and 
> there is no "javacc" in devel/wnpp lists.
> 
> Is there any specific procedure to contact sun prior to packaging such 
> proprietary software (in non-free section, of course : sourcecode is not 
> available) ?

Why don't  you contact  the author  and ask him  to change  the license?
Maybe he  won't :'(  I've ITP  jta and jdbc-ext.   They are  both Binary
licenses from Sun (non-free :'( ). I did not ask them, but it's probably
not a good idea?.. Let us know your what happens?

Best regards,

-- Arnaud Vandyck
   http://alioth.debian.org/users/arnaud-guest/