Re: Java policy proposals

2007-12-06 Thread Marcus Better
Matthew Johnson wrote: >- #363165 mentions the version number in jar names. The parallel with C > libraries is .so name. No, our version numbers are very different - they are upstream release numbers, whereas sonames are ABI versions. > When compiling the symlink is use and at >

Fwd: Bug#454564: ITP: libjtds-java -- Pure Java (type 4) JDBC 3.0 driver for Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase

2007-12-06 Thread Martín Ferrari
Hi there, I just packaged libjtds-java, because I need it, and it seems like a package that many people would use... Saving some copyright issues (I'm s tired of this, when using java apps) I think it is ready to go. I had to severely cut parts of it to make it dfsg free (many missing copyrigh

Re: newbie help on installing java on etch /without/ x11

2007-12-06 Thread Anton Chernev
Tim Diggins wrote: Hi list - have recently started with debian etch (sort of know what I'm doing in bsd, linux is a new adventure). I want to install jdk (and tomcat) by the simplest means, but DON'T want to install x11 stuff. the standard etch package for jdk1.5 seems to require x11. Is

Java policy proposals

2007-12-06 Thread Matthew Johnson
Dear Debian Java packagers, I've recently become a DD and would like to help with Java packaging in Debian. In particular, I am available to sponsor Java packages (I know from experience that sponsors are hard to find) and I would like to help with the Java policy and Java packaging tools in Debi

Bug#454564: ITP: libjtds-java -- Pure Java (type 4) JDBC 3.0 driver for Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase

2007-12-06 Thread Martín Ferrari
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: "Martín Ferrari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * Package name: libjtds-java Version : 1.2.2 Upstream Author : The jTDS Project <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://jtds.sourceforge.net/ * License : LGPL Programming Lang: Java Desc