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Re: RFS: visualvm/1.3.7-1



On 05/17/2014 02:10 AM, Emmanuel Bourg wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I updated visualvm to the latest upstream release and I'm looking for a
> sponsor to upload it.
> 
> Here is the changelog:
> 
>   * New upstream release (Closes: #702052, #718786)
>     - Removed the Ant compatibility patch
>     - Depend on libnb-platform18-java instead of libnb-platform13-java
>     - The license validation window is no longer displayed (Closes: #721178)
>     - Added a patch fixing the compilation errors with Java 8
>   * The IcedTea build harness is no longer used
>   * Added an architecture specific package containing the native libraries
>   * Install the application files in /usr/share/visualvm instead of
> /usr/lib/visualvm
>   * Never use Java 6 at runtime and accept OpenJDK 8 as an alternative JRE
>   * Added a manpage
>   * Added high quality icons for the launcher
>   * Use the upstream launcher script instead of debian/jvisualvm.sh
>   * Enabled hardening on the native libraries
>   * Added debian/README.source to document the workflow used with this
> package
>   * Added debian.orig-tar.sh and use uscan to build the upstream tarball
>   * debian/rules:
>     - Revamped to use the dh command sequencer
>     - Added a get-orig-source target
>   * debian/copyright:
>     - Switched to the Copyright Format 1.0
>     - Refreshed the source URLs
>     - Replaced Sun Microsystems with Oracle
>   * Added keywords to the desktop file
> 
> https://mentors.debian.net/package/visualvm

Hi Emmanuel,

Everything looks fine from a packaging perspective - thanks for the
update.  The only thing that gave me pause is dropping Java 6 at
runtime.  Is this required for this version, or more a gentle nudge
towards >= 7?

cheers,
tony

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