On 2013-11-09 14:35, Niels Thykier wrote: > Hi, > > (With my Java hat on and my Release hat off) > > We are getting close to being able to remove openjdk-6 from sid and > testing. However, there is major blocker, which is java-common itself > (and its default-* binaries). mips and mipsel are the only two > architectures still using OpenJDK 6 as default java. > > At the current time, OpenJDK 7 have not been successfully ported on > these architectures and it is my understanding that it is unlikely to > change in the near future. This leaves gcj-jdk as the only viable > option for mips and mipsel. > > I intend to implement these changes in java-common in about 14 days, > unless there are alternative solutions (that does not involve keeping > openjdk-6 around). > > ~Niels > >
Hi sparc porters, We are currently debating whether the default java should change from openjdk-6 to gcj for mips and mipsel. I now noticed that while sparc uses openjdk-7 as default java, openjdk-7 no longer builds successfully on sparc and haven't done so for at least 85 days. It is my understanding that Matthias Klose (doko) is the only active maintainer working on OpenJDK-7 and he does not have time to solve this problem. While this is not an immediate problem for getting rid of openjdk-6, it will be a problem that needs to be solved before the Jessie freeze[0]. If you are interested in fixing the OpenJDK-7 build failure, you may (or may not) find [1] interesting. ~Niels [0] Currently available solutions are: use gcj as default java or make OpenJDK-7 build again. [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-java/2013/11/msg00072.html (the "odd patch" being a reference to patch attached to #729448) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-release-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/5284ba47.3080...@thykier.net
