There are more than one ways to do this. My suggestion is to have two packages:
cdk-java (command line) cdk-gui-java (swing stuff) the command line package needs to be compilable with a free javac (gij, jikes etc). As for the binary I don't think it provides any real benefit besides a slightly reduced startup time (and even that is not always the case). Just make a wrapper script that calls java with the appropriate options/classpath. Making a binary would cause problems if the gui stuff uses classes from the command-line package. Roughly you will end up with: cdk-java Depends: java-virtual-machine cdk-gui-java Depends: cdk-java, java2-swing (or whatever). On Wed, 2003-04-09 at 22:07, Egon Willighagen wrote: > On Thursday 10 April 2003 04:53, Michael Hackett wrote: > > On Wed, 9 Apr 2003 08:50:15 +0200 > > Egon Willighagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > - or maybe even a CD image as an add on for Debian (including the > > > Blackdown stuff) > > > - a Build-Java-software-on-Debian-HOWTO (including chapters like "how > > > to use eclipse", "how to compile ProgramX with gcj", "how to run > > > ProgramY with sablevm", etc, possibly/likely to use existing FDL > > > documentation) > > > > I think these would be quite valuable, speaking as someone who is > > finding it difficult to sort through the Java options. Also, I've read a > > little about some Java apps being available as binaries compiled with > > gcj, such that they are completely free, but these do not appear to be > > packaged for Debian yet. That's something I would really like to see. > > Yes, me too as a developer... But I do not how I should put this in a Debian > package. > > So, here's the question to all Debian/Java people: > > Consider this software (cdk.sourceforge.net), The Chemistry Development Kit. > It has GUI stuff that cannot be run without a good VM, certainly not with gij. > But it also contains command line utilities which I would like to compile > with > gcj... > > Now comes the packeging stuff... it would be nice to put those binary command > line utilities into a separate package, in order the get more flexible run > dependencies... i.e. no java2-swing, or java1 whatsoever for the binary > command line utilities... However, that package would contain the same > functionality as an other package, i.e. the libraries. > > Are there Debian packages yet, that are partly binary, partly java byte code? > > > The rest of it sort of went over my head, as I'm still pretty new to > > most of the Debian process. > > Well, the project I propose should be a distribution channel for information > about using Java on Debian. So basically, you're target audience, so keep the > input flowing... > > Egon Nicos
