On 05/01/2014 10:05 AM, Emmanuel Bourg wrote: > Le 01/05/2014 18:27, Felix Natter a écrit : >> Another question: Is it sufficient to point "update-java-alternatives" >> to openjdk-8 in order to use it to build and run subsequent packages >> (that build-depend on default-jdk and depend on default-jre)? > > To build with Java 8 you have to change the JAVA_HOME variable. It's > defined in every debian/rules file and usually points to > /usr/lib/jvm/default-java. update-java-alternatives doesn't change the > VM linked to this path, you have to change debian/rules or install a > modified version of default-jdk: > > http://87.98.165.193/debian/java-common/ Given that we're 6 months from the freeze, and just 4 months from the deadline for any new transitions [1], is it reasonable to target uploading a new java-common to experimental that depends on openjdk-8 in the next month or so? Cheers, tony [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2014/05/msg00000.html
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