On Thu, May 08, 2008 at 12:38:43AM +0100, Paul Cager wrote: > I would find it very useful if we could find a way to move freemarker > back into main. As I understand it freemarker was moved to contrib > because: > > * freemarker now needs version 2.1 of the JSP specification [servlet > 2.5] (It uses the javax.el package etc.) > > * We have not yet packaged a version 2.5 servlet API in Debian. > > * The only Debian package to provide JSP API 2.1 is Glassfish, which > is in contrib, forcing freemarker into contrib. > > Have I got that right? > > So I propose we create a new package, libservlet2.5-java, using the > Tomcat 6 source code (I realise Tomcat 6 isn't in Debian yet). Then we > can make freemarker build-depend on libservlet2.5-java, and move it back > into main. I'd prefer to do this fairly soon, rather than wait for > Tomcat 6 to be packaged. > > Does that sound OK to everybody? > > (In case you are wondering why I am so keen to move freemarker back into > main, it is because JavaCC will soon build-depend on it, and it would be > a Bad Thing if we had to take JavaCC out of main).
Yes thats a good idea. Please go ahead. Cheers, Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
