Bug#516654: default-jdk: Fails to provide "java" command

["Axel K. Stammler" <axst@users.sourceforge.net>]

Package: default-jdk
Version: 1.5-30
Severity: important

This package's name sounds as if it would provide the default Debian Java development kit,
but that's exactly what the package doesn't do. In fact, I find it difficult to use
"aptitude search java" or anything similar to find out which package to install to be able
to do

java <class>

I have been using Debian as a programmer for many years but Java seems to be hidden
somewhere.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.24.4 (SMP w/1 CPU core; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages default-jdk depends on:
ii  default-jre                   1.5-30     Standard Java or Java compatible R
ii  java-gcj-compat-dev           1.0.78-2   Java runtime environment with GCJ

default-jdk recommends no packages.

default-jdk suggests no packages.

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