There are a significant number of lib*-java packages whose only dependency is on java-common. While the java policy has condoned this behaviour in the past, it is non-sensical to do in the same way it is non-sensical of C libraries not to depend on libc. This is due to the use of standard java.* classes in these libraries, classes which are not provided by java-common. I'm filing these as important bugs as these packages currently have incomplete dependency information.
To that end I will be filing important bugs against any lib*-java package that does not depend on either java1-runtime or java2-runtime (should the package required features of the standard java.* classes that are only included in the j2se specification). There has been some discussion on debian-java aboout whether java1-runtime is an appropriate name; should it be generally decided that some other virtual package name would be more appropriate, the bugs will be changed appropriately. -- Stephen "Farcical aquatic ceremonies are no basis for a system of government!"
