2007/12/19, Onkar Shinde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi all, > > I am a java developer who is learning debian packaging these days. I > am trying to fix some FTBFS of java related packages in Ubuntu. > > Some recent observations: > 1. I am not sure about Debian but in Ubuntu Sun JDk packages can not > be installed non-interactively and this causes buold failures. > 2. For many packages adding java-gcj-compat-dev to 'Build-Depends' is > the first and only thing needed for fixing FTBFS. > > Is there any policy regarding which compiler to use.
java-gcj-compat-dev is used to build *free* java package because it was the free java alternative and was a primary choice in Debian/Ubuntu (and I think Fedora). I suppose OpenJDK will not require user interaction and I suppose OpenJDK will be the first choice in a near future. You can replace the JDK with java-gcj-compat-dev if you are sure the software can be built and can run with java-gcj-compat-dev. In other cases, you'll have to leave Sun's JDK. Cheers, -- Arnaud Vandyck -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
