Francesco and Petter, Thank you for your responses.
I will do the following for the preparation of an OpenJUMP Package: [1] Configure the Java Classpath in the shell script that launches the program. [2] Place the JAR file with the main class in /usr/bin/openjump. I will try to overcome the challenges that arise from placing plug-in jars and supporting files in /usr/share/openjump or /usr/share/java/openjump. (Which one of these folders would be more appropriate?) If this can't be done I will place the plug-ins in a subfolder of /usr/bin/openjump. If OpenJUMP is using a fairly generic Java library, and a Debian package for it does not exist, should I prepare a Debian package for it and declare a dependency in my control file? I imagine sharing of Debs for common Java libraries is one of the benefits of Debian's package system. The Sunburned Surveyor On Nov 9, 2007 6:18 AM, Petter Reinholdtsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [Redefined Horizons] > > After reading through the Debian Java Policy I believe that I need > > to place the main JAR for OpenJUMP in /user/bin/openjump. I also > > realize I need to create separate Debian packages for the Java > > libraries that OpenJUMP stores in /lib, and that the JARs for these > > packages should be stored in /usr/share/java. > > I do not believe you need to create separeate debian packages for the > java jar file that openjump consist of. It is not a library, it is an > application. It just happen to consist of several .jar files. > > > > > I'm not sure about two (2) things: > > > > [1] Where do I put the plugins? Do they stay in /user/share/java or do > > they go somewhere else? They aren't really libraries, they are like > > mini-exectuables, but they are pacakged in separate JARs. > > /usr/share/java/ sound ok, but as they are not really libraries, I > would store them in /usr/share/openjump/ or /usr/lib/openjump/ > instead. > > > [2] How do I ensure that the required libraries are on the Java > > Classpath that OpenJUMP needs? At this time we just add the /lib > > folder to the classpath in the launch script, but I'm not sure how I > > would accomplish this if the libraries are scattered around in > > different folders in /usr/share/java. > > Not sure about that. > > > I hope these questions don't seem foolish. I've been using Debian > > for a couple years now, but there is still a lot I don't know about > > Linux. I've also never made a Debian package of my own. > > Nothing foolish about the question. But note that /user/ and /usr/ is > not the same thing. > > Happy hacking, > -- > Petter Reinholdtsen > > > > _______________________________________________ > Pkg-grass-general mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-grass-general > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
