Re: Repackaging question

2006-12-12 Thread tony mancill
Marcus Better wrote: > Arnaud Vandyck wrote: >> It's a good idea to remove generated javadoc and jar files and classes. > > Well, let's agree to disagree. :) > >> They can be removed to use less space and be sure not to include code >> that has been build with non free dependencies. > > The spac

Re: Repackaging question

2006-12-12 Thread Arnaud Vandyck
On 12/12/06, Marcus Better <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Arnaud Vandyck wrote: > It's a good idea to remove generated javadoc and jar files and classes. Well, let's agree to disagree. :) ;-) > They can be removed to use less space and be sure not to include code > that has been build with non f

Re: Repackaging question

2006-12-12 Thread Benjamin Mesing
Hello, > > They can be removed to use less space and be sure not to include code > > that has been build with non free dependencies. > > The space argument is rather weak IMHO, and certainly shouldn't warrant > rebuilding a source tarball only for that purpose. (Or do you have a source > for th

Re: Repackaging question

2006-12-12 Thread Andrew Haley
Arnaud Vandyck writes: > On 12/6/06, Marcus Better <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Benjamin Mesing wrote: > > > Generally speaking yes, but the Debian Java Policy suggests, that class > > > files should be removed from upstream release [1]. > > > > That advice is plain wrong. (And it's not par

Re: Repackaging question

2006-12-12 Thread Arnaud Vandyck
On 12/6/06, Marcus Better <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Benjamin Mesing wrote: > Generally speaking yes, but the Debian Java Policy suggests, that class > files should be removed from upstream release [1]. That advice is plain wrong. (And it's not part of the actual Java policy as the page says.)

Re: Repackaging question

2006-12-12 Thread Marcus Better
Arnaud Vandyck wrote: > It's a good idea to remove generated javadoc and jar files and classes. Well, let's agree to disagree. :) > They can be removed to use less space and be sure not to include code > that has been build with non free dependencies. The space argument is rather weak IMHO, and