On Friday 15 August 2003 11:02, Philipp Meier wrote: > On Fri, Aug 15, 2003 at 01:10:42PM +0200, Daniel Bonniot wrote: > > I propose the following changes in the policy, instead of the above > > paragraphs: > > > > Programs /must/ depend on /java-virtual-machine/ and the needed runtime > > environment (/java1-runtime/ or /java2-runtime/). > > > > [JVMs] can also provide the runtime environment that the package > > contains (java1-runtime or both java1-runtime and java2-runtime). > > > > In particular, blackdown's packages should have: > > Provides: java1-runtime, java2-runtime > > I think this is not sufficient. Jetty e.g. depends currently on a > Java2 1.3 environment. But AFAIK there is currently no way to specify > this dependency. I can only depend in java2-runtime and a j2re1.3 | > j2re1.4. Must the java policy be changed to introduce java2-runtime-1.3 > and so on? > > -billy. > > -- > Meisterbohne Meisterbohne GbR, K|fner, Mekle, Meier Tel: +49-731-399 > 499-0 eLvsungen Svflinger Stra_e 100 Fax: +49-731-399 > 499-9 89077 Ulm http://www.meisterbohne.de/
Surely this says that having explicit runtime-? virtual packages is the wrong way to go. What is needed is that the virtual package has a version and then it can be compared in the normal way. David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
