[...] >> Hello Barry, >> >> It's nice to see an original maintainer of java-package back on it. I >> hope you will like the changes I made to it :-) >> >> Current state of work is : >> - sources have moved to git >> (git.debian.org/git/pkg-java/java-package.git >> < >> http://git.debian.org/git/pkg-java/java-package.git >> >) >> - java-package 0.50 has been pushed to sid and wheezy (sponsored by >> Sylvestre Ledru) >> - I'm currently merging contributions I received on my github >> ( >> https://github.com/cedricpineau/java-package >> ). Mainly code and branding >> cleaning, support for oracle java6<u10 as well as future versions >> - I'm planning to add IBM java 6 and 7 packaging support >> ( >> http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/linux/download.html >> ) >> - I keep track of further improvement in the README file of the git >> repo :-) >> >> One important thing I did left behind for now because I don't get what >> has to be done for it, is Matthias Klose request : "install into a >> multiarch location to allow installing the i386 client vm on amd64 and ia64" >> I would appreciate if you Barry or anyone one this thread could give >> me tips on this ! >> >> -- >> Cédric > > Cédric, > > > I'll clone your github repo and take a look; is the original pkg-java SVN > repo available still? Getting an idea of the delta will help mecalibrate. > I'll look into the multiarch installation. It's very common to run 32-bit on > 64-bit systems, especially when doing Java or Scala development, as the > smaller register size tends to be more responsive with IDEs. I have > conference engagements this week and next that take up lots of my time, but > I'll get started on my tooling, credentials, etc. so I can dig back in.
Hey team, my other obligations have me stalled on this for the foreseeable future, so I won't be tackling the multiarch installation. I wanted to go ahead and announce so that anyone with the time and inclination could tackle it without worrying about coordination with me. Thanks, -- Barry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-java-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/83f46769-bd7c-4cf6-b502-d1d522991...@alltc.com
