On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 01:14:24PM +0100, Greg Wilkins wrote: > > Comments inline: > > Ola Lundqvist wrote: > > > Hi > > > > I have followed the java instalation issues thread. So I'l try > > to summarize and give some new proposals. > > > > Java libraries: > > * Java libraries should go to /usr/share/java if they are > > jar files and /usr/share/java/repository if they are a collection > > of classes. > > * Usage of jar files should be encouraged because they can > > be versioned. > > * The jar file should be named name-version.jar and defaults > > should be a symbolic link with the name name.jar > > Quite the same way as C-libraries. > > Naming the jars with a package name convention would reduce name > clashes. For example there may be several XML parsers with a parser.jar > These should be named: > > com.sun.parser.jar > org.apache.parser.jar > > etc.
Well to me it seems that this system will have some name clashes. Why not use the debian package name? > For my own stuff I specify the package name to the first branch in the > package nameing. > > This convention will also encourage common classes to NOT be included > in many jar files (eg javax.servlet.* or org.sax.* etc.). > > I don't think this naming policy should be policed, only encouraged. I absolutely agree. > It should also indicate JVM dependancies eg ">1.2.2 & !ibm1.3.2" Is this not better to have in the usual dependency in control... well maybe not... ... It is actually a quite good idéa. > It would be good to have a common shell script include that would > build classpaths and check JVM dependancies that could be included > in start scripts. Ok. I can do that but first I want suggestions on what that script should handle and some file structure. :) Regards, // Ola -- --------------------- Ola Lundqvist --------------------------- / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Björnkärrsgatan 5 A.11 \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 584 36 LINKÖPING | | +46 (0)13-17 69 83 +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 / ---------------------------------------------------------------
