Bug#256283: [pylucene-dev] Re: PyLucence Debian Package
> I use Apple's JDK on Mac OS X, my main development platform.
Oh yeah. There is one more technical factor to add into the mix, hopefully
people's heads aren't ready to explode.
Debian supports a lot of architecture, I think the current number is 11.
There are autobuilders for all of these architectures, but they only have
access to Free Software. They don't have access to - say - the Apple or
Sun JDK.
* Matthew's current PyLucene package sidesteps this issue and should
build on all architectures.
* If we usse an entirely Free Software toolchain, it should also build on all
architectures.
* If we build with a proprietary Java SDK, it is still possible to
pull this off
thanks to "compile once, run anywhere" aspect of Java. But it will
require some extra packaging finesse. I can help with this.
-Jeff
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