On 2013-04-12 13:41, Sylvestre Ledru wrote: > Hello, > Hey,
> Maybe I am missing a point but I have the feeling that the -gcj packages > are now a bit useless. > gcj does not seem a very active project [1] and my perception is that > not many people are using gcj packages instead of the "java package". > >From a user PoV you are right, -gcj has lost a lot of its value. I believe they are only used on ports where OpenJDK is not available (kfreebsd+hurd atm but likely to be only mips* + hurd in Jessie) or for bootstraping OpenJDK itself. Allegedly the build times of (e.g.) LibreOffice relies quite a bit on a couple of -gcj packages for keeping the build times down (on non-OpenJDK architectures). > [...] > > So, I would like to suggest two things: > 1) Update the Java policy to forbid the creation of gcj packages > Pretty much already done. I believe that change was ratified in 2010. http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/java-policy/x145.html > 2) Fill bugs on the following packages to ask their removals. > [...] > > Any opinions ? > > Thanks, > Sylvestre > [1] http://gcc.gnu.org/java/ => last news is 2009. > I am okay with removing unused -gcj packages - i.e. ones that are not "needed" (see above on what I mean with that). For things that are still in use for bootstraping/building "huge" packages, I am inclined to leave them around for now. ~Niels -- 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/5167f61b.4020...@thykier.net
