Re: tomcat5.5 xslt processing

2006-11-14 Thread Arnaud Vandyck
On 11/14/06, Marcus Better <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Can anyone tell me why we process XML documentation with xsltproc instead of the way upstream does it, with

Re: tomcat5.5, 6.0 and version control

2006-11-14 Thread Arnaud Vandyck
On 11/14/06, Marcus Better <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] No, only the source will be under version control. The orig.tar.gz is still the same. OK. I really think that the packaging methods we use are impairing the package quality. I've examined the patches in several packages, and found p

tomcat5.5 xslt processing

2006-11-14 Thread Marcus Better
Can anyone tell me why we process XML documentation with xsltproc instead of the way upstream does it, with

Re: ITP: openjdk-hotspot-jvm -- Hotspot JVM from Sun

2006-11-14 Thread Ola Lundqvist
Hi Anyone knows what this can be? Trying to build the sun hotspot jvm... make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/ola/build/debian/_itp/openjdk-hotspot-jvm/openjdk-hotspot-jvm-7-ea-src-b02-08-nov-2006/build/linux/linux_i486_compiler2/product' cd linux_i486_compiler2/product && ./test_gamma ./gamma: err

Re: tomcat5.5, 6.0 and version control

2006-11-14 Thread Marcus Better
Barry Hawkins wrote: > Marcus Better wrote: > Are you > proposing here that you are going to place the Tomcat source under > version control and then make your orig.tar.gz from that? No, only the source will be under version control. The orig.tar.gz is still the same. > If you feel that Tomcat ha

Re: tomcat5.5, 6.0 and version control

2006-11-14 Thread Marcus Better
Arnaud Vandyck wrote: >> I'm working on squashing some ugly bugs in tomcat5.5, > You mean upstream bugs? No, packaging problems, #395167 being the most serious. > Please, provide the result with the *original* tarball and a serie of > patches so it's easy to isolate the patches. I agree that th

Re: Packaging questions

2006-11-14 Thread Ola Lundqvist
Hi On Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 05:03:22PM +0100, Arnaud Vandyck wrote: > On 11/13/06, Benjamin Mesing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >[Why is it, that nobody honors my request for CC?] > > > >Thanks for the answers. I would definitely recommend to create a > >java5.0-compiler and java5.0-runtime package

Re: tomcat5.5, 6.0 and version control

2006-11-14 Thread Arnaud Vandyck
On 11/14/06, Barry Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] If you feel that Tomcat has "outgrown the patch system", may I suggest taking a look at the xorg or linux-image packages? lol :-D -- Arnaud Vandyck -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Troub

Re: ITP: openjdk-compiler

2006-11-14 Thread Marcus Better
> I have now determined that it can build using itself as compiler > (If I make a preliminary version bootstrapped with binary sun javac). Then it would have to go in non-free unfortunately. Can the bootstrap compiler be built with gcj instead? Marcus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: tomcat5.5, 6.0 and version control

2006-11-14 Thread Barry Hawkins
Marcus Better wrote: > Hi, > > I'm working on squashing some ugly bugs in tomcat5.5, and right now I've > just about had enough with the patch system. I have better things to do > with my time than regenerating patches and sorting out conflicts for every > little change. I feel that the complexity

tomcat5.5, 6.0 and version control

2006-11-14 Thread Marcus Better
Hi, I'm working on squashing some ugly bugs in tomcat5.5, and right now I've just about had enough with the patch system. I have better things to do with my time than regenerating patches and sorting out conflicts for every little change. I feel that the complexity of the package has outgrown the

[RFC-DRAFT] Debian-Java point of view about JDK under the GPL

2006-11-14 Thread Arnaud Vandyck
Hi debian-java team, I'd like us to write a common position statement about the jdk under the gpl. I think these points should be mentioned: o This is really a good thing for us because it is now really the GPL (+Classpath exception), not a MPL like license; o Sun worked hard to have the jdk in

Re: Packaging questions

2006-11-14 Thread Arnaud Vandyck
On 11/13/06, Benjamin Mesing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [Why is it, that nobody honors my request for CC?] Thanks for the answers. I would definitely recommend to create a java5.0-compiler and java5.0-runtime package. I don't like the idea because the development environment is not just about

Re: tomcat5.5, 6.0 and version control

2006-11-14 Thread Ola Lundqvist
Hi On Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 10:59:44AM -0500, Barry Hawkins wrote: > Marcus Better wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm working on squashing some ugly bugs in tomcat5.5, and right now I've > > just about had enough with the patch system. I have better things to do > > with my time than regenerating patches a

Re: tomcat5.5, 6.0 and version control

2006-11-14 Thread Ola Lundqvist
Hi I agree with you in princible, but it depends on how responsive upstream is and how bit the source tree is. Patches can be send to upstream with both alternatives, so that is not a valid argument, i think. :) I do not know how responsive tomcat is so this commend is on a general level. Person

Re: ITP: openjdk-compiler

2006-11-14 Thread Ola Lundqvist
On Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 03:55:24PM +0100, Marcus Better wrote: > > I have now determined that it can build using itself as compiler > > (If I make a preliminary version bootstrapped with binary sun javac). > > Then it would have to go in non-free unfortunately. Can the bootstrap > compiler be buil

Re: tomcat5.5, 6.0 and version control

2006-11-14 Thread Arnaud Vandyck
On 11/14/06, Marcus Better <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, Hi, I'm working on squashing some ugly bugs in tomcat5.5, You mean upstream bugs? and right now I've just about had enough with the patch system. I have better things to do with my time than regenerating patches and sorting out con

Re: ITP: openjdk-compiler

2006-11-14 Thread Ola Lundqvist
Hi On Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 12:46:36PM +0100, Arnaud Vandyck wrote: > On 11/14/06, Ola Lundqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Hi > > > >Some people may remember that I was working for a couple of years > >on the java-policy, but stopped that after a while because it was so > >hard to get things wo

Re: JDK is GPL now! a package in main requested

2006-11-14 Thread David Herron
I don't know of this is linked from the openjdk site, but this project exists and at the bottom it mentions GPL. https://javahelp.dev.java.net/ - David Herron On Nov 14, 2006, at 2:23 AM, Ola Lundqvist wrote: Hi It seems like it has not been released as GPL yet. At least not according

Re: ITP: openjdk-compiler

2006-11-14 Thread Arnaud Vandyck
On 11/14/06, Ola Lundqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Some people may remember that I was working for a couple of years on the java-policy, but stopped that after a while because it was so hard to get things working as Sun java was the "standard" and it could not go to main, or even non-free

Re: [RFC-DRAFT] Debian-Java point of view about JDK under the GPL

2006-11-14 Thread Petter Reinholdtsen
[Arnaud Vandyck] > Any other thoughts? I believe this is a good idea. I have tried to get someone in the debian-edu community to write a press release announcing our support for this license change, but am not sure if anyone will pick up the ball. I believe it is important to get the press to w

Re: JDK is GPL now! a package in main requested

2006-11-14 Thread Ola Lundqvist
Hi It seems like it has not been released as GPL yet. At least not according to the pages at Sun. Regards, // Ola On Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 10:47:57AM +0100, Eric Lavarde - Debian wrote: > Hi, > > > AIUI, all that is becoming GPL as of today is javac and JavaHelp (and > > does someone know wher

Re: Bug#387875: Patch for ARM gcj

2006-11-14 Thread Riku Voipio
On Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 06:27:25PM +0100, Matthias Klose wrote: > > drow: apparently installing fails :| > > installing gjdoc that is > > Setting up gjdoc (0.7.7-6) ... > > gcj-dbtool-4.1 succeeded unexpectedly > > gcj-dbtool-4.1 succeeded unexpectedly > > java.io.IOException: Invalid argumen

Re: ITP: openjdk-compiler

2006-11-14 Thread Ola Lundqvist
Hi Some people may remember that I was working for a couple of years on the java-policy, but stopped that after a while because it was so hard to get things working as Sun java was the "standard" and it could not go to main, or even non-free at that time. Now when Sun has changed their mind on thi

Re: JDK is GPL now! a package in main requested

2006-11-14 Thread Eric Lavarde - Debian
Hi, > AIUI, all that is becoming GPL as of today is javac and JavaHelp (and does someone know where one can pull the GPLed version of JavaHelp? Someone already planning to package it? Someone minding if I'll do it? Thanks, Eric -- You don't need to CC me on debian-java, debian-mentors and pkg-