Re: Java libraries and proposal.

2001-04-06 Thread Tom Tromey
> "Joe" == Joe Emenaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> * Maybe putting jvm implementation jars in /usr/share/java/$impl >> is the solution. Joe> Well, to me, "share" means share, which the jvm-specific libs Joe> aren't meant for. FYI, traditionally `share' has actually meant `architecture-in

Re: Java libraries and proposal.

2001-04-06 Thread Joe Emenaker
> No, it's not that simple: you can always use the completely specified name > to refer to a class (e.g. "java.util.Vector", even if you don't import the > package nor the class). The "import" keyword is only there to ease the > developer's work. Correct. Many people assume that Java's "import" wo

Re: Java libraries and proposal.

2001-04-06 Thread Joe Emenaker
> Java libraries: > * Java libraries should go to /usr/share/java if they are > jar files and /usr/share/java/repository if they are a collection > of classes. Well, being a big fan of Tomcat, I'd much more prefer to see .jar files in "/usr/share/java/lib" and .class hierarchies in "/usr/shar

Re: Java libraries and proposal.

2001-04-06 Thread Tom Tromey
> "Joe" == Joe Emenaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> * Maybe putting jvm implementation jars in /usr/share/java/$impl >> is the solution. Joe> Well, to me, "share" means share, which the jvm-specific libs Joe> aren't meant for. FYI, traditionally `share' has actually meant `architecture-i

Re: Java libraries and proposal.

2001-04-06 Thread Joe Emenaker
> No, it's not that simple: you can always use the completely specified name > to refer to a class (e.g. "java.util.Vector", even if you don't import the > package nor the class). The "import" keyword is only there to ease the > developer's work. Correct. Many people assume that Java's "import" w

Re: Java libraries and proposal.

2001-04-06 Thread Joe Emenaker
> Java libraries: > * Java libraries should go to /usr/share/java if they are > jar files and /usr/share/java/repository if they are a collection > of classes. Well, being a big fan of Tomcat, I'd much more prefer to see .jar files in "/usr/share/java/lib" and .class hierarchies in "/usr/sha

Re: Java libraries and proposal.

2001-04-06 Thread Francois BOTTIN
--- Seth Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * Ola Lundqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010406 04:09]: > > Build: > > Is it possible to create a script that generates this automaticly? > > Like a dh_javadeps... It should also generate the dependencies > > in the control file... > > I like this id

Re: Java libraries and proposal.

2001-04-06 Thread Seth Arnold
* Ola Lundqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010406 04:41]: > Well to me it seems that this system will have some name clashes. > Why not use the debian package name? The initial revitalization of this thread comes from Per Bothner. His own machine is Red Hat, and he seems pretty happy with it. :) He chos

Re: Java libraries and proposal.

2001-04-06 Thread Ola Lundqvist
On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 04:32:17AM -0700, Seth Arnold wrote: > * Ola Lundqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010406 04:09]: > > Build: > > Is it possible to create a script that generates this automaticly? > > Like a dh_javadeps... It should also generate the dependencies > > in the control file... >

Re: Java libraries and proposal.

2001-04-06 Thread Ola Lundqvist
On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 01:14:24PM +0100, Greg Wilkins wrote: > > Comments inline: > > Ola Lundqvist wrote: > > > Hi > > > > I have followed the java instalation issues thread. So I'l try > > to summarize and give some new proposals. > > > > Java libraries: > > * Java libraries should go to /u

Re: Java libraries and proposal.

2001-04-06 Thread Seth Arnold
* Ola Lundqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010406 04:09]: > Build: > Is it possible to create a script that generates this automaticly? > Like a dh_javadeps... It should also generate the dependencies > in the control file... I like this idea. It *ought* to be fairly straightforward (famous last w

Re: Java libraries and proposal.

2001-04-06 Thread Greg Wilkins
Comments inline: Ola Lundqvist wrote: Hi I have followed the java instalation issues thread. So I'l try to summarize and give some new proposals. Java libraries: * Java libraries should go to /usr/share/java if they are jar files and /usr/share/java/repository if they are a collection of classe

Java libraries and proposal.

2001-04-06 Thread Ola Lundqvist
Hi I have followed the java instalation issues thread. So I'l try to summarize and give some new proposals. Java libraries: * Java libraries should go to /usr/share/java if they are jar files and /usr/share/java/repository if they are a collection of classes. * Usage of jar files should be en

Re: Java libraries and proposal.

2001-04-06 Thread Francois BOTTIN
--- Seth Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * Ola Lundqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010406 04:09]: > > Build: > > Is it possible to create a script that generates this automaticly? > > Like a dh_javadeps... It should also generate the dependencies > > in the control file... > > I like this i

Re: Java libraries and proposal.

2001-04-06 Thread Seth Arnold
* Ola Lundqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010406 04:41]: > Well to me it seems that this system will have some name clashes. > Why not use the debian package name? The initial revitalization of this thread comes from Per Bothner. His own machine is Red Hat, and he seems pretty happy with it. :) He cho

Re: Java libraries and proposal.

2001-04-06 Thread Ola Lundqvist
On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 04:32:17AM -0700, Seth Arnold wrote: > * Ola Lundqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010406 04:09]: > > Build: > > Is it possible to create a script that generates this automaticly? > > Like a dh_javadeps... It should also generate the dependencies > > in the control file... >

Re: Java libraries and proposal.

2001-04-06 Thread Ola Lundqvist
On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 01:14:24PM +0100, Greg Wilkins wrote: > > Comments inline: > > Ola Lundqvist wrote: > > > Hi > > > > I have followed the java instalation issues thread. So I'l try > > to summarize and give some new proposals. > > > > Java libraries: > > * Java libraries should go to /

Re: Java libraries and proposal.

2001-04-06 Thread Seth Arnold
* Ola Lundqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010406 04:09]: > Build: > Is it possible to create a script that generates this automaticly? > Like a dh_javadeps... It should also generate the dependencies > in the control file... I like this idea. It *ought* to be fairly straightforward (famous last

Re: Java libraries and proposal.

2001-04-06 Thread Greg Wilkins
Comments inline: Ola Lundqvist wrote: > Hi > > I have followed the java instalation issues thread. So I'l try > to summarize and give some new proposals. > > Java libraries: > * Java libraries should go to /usr/share/java if they are > jar files and /usr/share/java/repository if they are a

Java libraries and proposal.

2001-04-06 Thread Ola Lundqvist
Hi I have followed the java instalation issues thread. So I'l try to summarize and give some new proposals. Java libraries: * Java libraries should go to /usr/share/java if they are jar files and /usr/share/java/repository if they are a collection of classes. * Usage of jar files should be e