Re: Handling native libs within a Virtual Machine

2006-08-23 Thread Tom Marble
Matthias Klose wrote: >> If I follow the instructions for "Local installation" [2] which keeping >> Debian Policy [3] in mind I then can do the following (to simulate > > local installations should never install directly into /usr, always in > /usr/local. I think the Debian packaging guidelines a

Re: Handling native libs within a Virtual Machine

2006-08-23 Thread Matthias Klose
Tom Marble writes: > Juergen Kreileder wrote: > > Tom Marble wrote: > >> Current Debian Java Policy [1] in section "Chapter 2.1: Virtual Machines" > >> stipulates "If a virtual machine supports native code, it must include > >> the > >> directory /usr/lib/jni in its search path for these dynamic li

Re: Handling native libs within a Virtual Machine

2006-08-22 Thread Juergen Kreileder
Tom Marble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > And, we know already from Debian Java Policy and existing Java > applications in Debian that a launcher script will be required in > /usr/bin *anyway* In that case your alternative looks good to me. Juergen -- Juergen Kreileder, Blackdown Java-

Re: Handling native libs within a Virtual Machine

2006-08-22 Thread Tom Marble
Juergen Kreileder wrote: > Tom Marble wrote: >> Current Debian Java Policy [1] in section "Chapter 2.1: Virtual Machines" >> stipulates "If a virtual machine supports native code, it must include >> the >> directory /usr/lib/jni in its search path for these dynamic libraries." > > JVMs should not

Re: Handling native libs within a Virtual Machine

2006-08-22 Thread Juergen Kreileder
Hi Tom, Tom Marble wrote: All: Current Debian Java Policy [1] in section "Chapter 2.1: Virtual Machines" stipulates "If a virtual machine supports native code, it must include the directory /usr/lib/jni in its search path for these dynamic libraries." There is no rationale given for this polic

Handling native libs within a Virtual Machine

2006-08-21 Thread Tom Marble
All: Current Debian Java Policy [1] in section "Chapter 2.1: Virtual Machines" stipulates "If a virtual machine supports native code, it must include the directory /usr/lib/jni in its search path for these dynamic libraries." There is no rationale given for this policy choice and I fail to see th