Re: JRuby packaging

[Alex Young <alex@blackkettle.org>]

On 11/09/2011 20:17, Antonio Terceiro wrote:
> Hello Alex,
>
> Alex Young escreveu isso aí:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Is anyone working on packaging a more recent jruby version than 1.5.1?
> > That's a pretty archaic release by today's standards, and the only
> > commonly available newer packages are 1.5.6 in an ubuntu ppa.
> >
> > If there's no reason a 1.6.x version shouldn't be packaged, I might be
> > able to convince the boss to scare up some manpower to take care of it.
>
> I guess jruby maintainers don't follow this list, you should probably
> mail them explicitly.
>
> jruby is currently in non-free and it would be nice if you could work to
> move it to main. I am not sure what would be needed for that, but I am
> sure the maintainers do.
>
> Please keep us (debian-ruby) posted on your progress there.

jruby_1.5.1+dfsg4-2 has been accepted into main.

It'd probably be a good idea for someone more familiar with the new Ruby 
policy to take a quick look at the package (if that hasn't already 
happened) to make sure there's nothing lurking that needs attending to.

Thanks,
--
Alex