Onkar Shinde writes: > On Dec 20, 2007 3:47 PM, Andrew Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Onkar Shinde writes: > > > On Dec 20, 2007 3:23 PM, Arnaud Vandyck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 2007/12/19, Onkar Shinde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > Right. That is my point. It looks like the packagers use Sun JDK as > > > build dependency without trying to build with GCJ. > > > So if there is any written policy or instruction on wiki that clearly > > > states order of preference as gcj - icedtea - Sun JDK, it will solve > > > many problems. > > > > It would help to know if there really is a problem building with gcj. > > If there is, and it's a gcj bug, we could look at that. Otherwise you > > might be limited to running on only OpenJDK, which greatly restricts > > the systems you can run on. > > I would say this is partially incorrect statement. > Using openjdk/icedtea as build dependency doesn't necessarily mean > that you have you use only corresponding JRE for running applications.
> If the application uses only Java 1.5 (the common denominator these > days) code features then we can make sure that it runs on Sun JRE > by passing '-target 1.5' argument to compiler. But the Sun JRE isn't available on all Debian targets. Andrew. -- Red Hat UK Ltd, Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, UK Registered in England and Wales No. 3798903 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
