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Bug#532549: javaldx: Could not find a Java Runtime Environment!



Hi,

Rene Engelhard wrote:
> -java-common is only needed when you really need Java functionality.
> So *of course* it is no dependency on impress.

And of course -java-common does not depend on any JVM itself either.
The Java policy says that libraries (and -java-common is nothing else,
it just consists of loads of .jars and a .class file, the .class file
is important for JRE detection) shouldn't depend on JVMs itself but
applications using it should. (That's why -writer recommends it and
-base and the extensions written in Java depend on "some JVM")

Ok, maybe we should say

"Please ensure that the package openoffice.org-java-common
and some JRE is installed"
^^^^^^^^^^^^

but I consider this minor. It's obvious that you need a JRE when you
want/need Java stuff, besides that it's mentioned in the package
relations :)

> > The program seems to work fine (as in fine molasses), after the
> > dependency is installed.

It works also without that installed. Of course just without any
Java support.

Grüße/Regards,

René
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