On Tue, Dec 26, 2000 at 04:02:12PM +0000, John Leuner wrote: > I have started building some java .debs and immediately run into some > problems: > > 1. what do I depend on to have a 'javac' installed ?
java-compiler (currently: jdk1.1-dev 1.1.8v1-3 ibm-jdk1.1-installer 1.1.8-3 jikes 1.10-6 java-compiler-dummy 0.2 guavac 1.2-2 gcj 1:2.95.2-20) > 2. when I want to compile something with a line like: > javac -classpath /some/dir:/some/other/dir some_java_files > > this won't work because the classpath also needs to include the class > libraries. These will change depending on what VM is installed, so how do > I know where they are? I think there is a funny syntax for this; maybe: javac -classpath :/some/dir (leading colon) But I'm not sure. I've never actually seen it work. > 3. similarly, what do I depend on for a 'jar' tool? I'm thinking that > fastjar may be best? I don't think there is a virtual package for this; the JDKs tend to supply jar. Since you'll need a VM installed anyway, you can just depend on that, and if another jar is installed (via alternatives), it will be used automatically. -- - mdz
