On Thu, Sep 12, 2002 at 11:12:00PM +1000, Ben Burton wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Well. It is mostly because to help the build daemons. Many java packages > > (especially in the contrib section) depend on non-packaged stuff to build > > the package. So arch independent -java packages are really nice. > > I'm not sure I see how this helps the build daemons. If something depends on > non-packaged stuff at build time, the build daemons can't build it anyway > since they won't have the build dependencies available to them. If something > doesn't depend on non-packaged stuff at build time then the build daemons > should be fine regardless of architecture.
It was recently a discussion on debian-policy about this. They was discussing build-arch vs build-indep. So no right now it is not really useful but maybe in a short time. > > I have now taken a _quick_ look at it. Would it be possible to use the > > .c stuff (arch dependent) stuff outside of java? > > Not really. The C library contains java-specific wrappers. In fact, all > that's really in the libreadline-java C library is java-specific wrappers to > the usual libedit routines. > > > Can the java classes be used without the .c (arch dependent) stuff? > > No. They will not function without the C library (the JVM will throw an > exception if the C library is not available). Ok. I'm thinking that maybe -java shoud be for "true" java and then use -jni for everything that is not "true" java. > > I know I'm in favour of splitting things but I also know that all people > > are not. :) > > I do believe in this instance that neither the java classes nor the C library > make sense without the other. Now I'm more convinced of using -jni as extension. Yes I know I'm changing constantly ;) Regards, // Ola > Ben. :) > > - -- > > Ben Burton > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Public Key: finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. > - Oscar Wilde > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE9gJKjMQNuxza4YcERAoq5AJ9pV9P8GLKNQx4iChrj4cC2XcQ9aQCgmpFe > p6haJIjTU/7MV1CyK0vcgcY= > =gCmJ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- --------------------- Ola Lundqvist --------------------------- / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Annebergsslingan 37 \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 654 65 KARLSTAD | | +46 (0)54-10 14 30 +46 (0)70-332 1551 | | http://www.opal.dhs.org UIN/icq: 4912500 | \ gpg/f.p.: 7090 A92B 18FE 7994 0C36 4FE4 18A1 B1CF 0FE5 3DD9 / --------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
