Using java-gcj-compat-dev as build dependency

["Onkar Shinde" <onkarshinde@gmail.com>]

Hi all,

I am a java developer who is learning debian packaging these days. I
am trying to fix some FTBFS of java related packages in Ubuntu.

Some recent observations:
1. I am not sure about Debian but in Ubuntu Sun JDk packages can not
be installed non-interactively and this causes buold failures.
2. For many packages adding java-gcj-compat-dev to 'Build-Depends' is
the first and only thing needed for fixing FTBFS.

Is there any policy regarding which compiler to use.


Onkar
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