Package: eclipse-platform Version: 3.7.1-1 Severity: normal
Eclipse is quite complex, and I think the package descriptions could make this complexity a little easier to get over. Here are a couple of issues in eclipse-platform's description.
The extended description contains:
This package provides only the Eclipse Platform. It does not include any development plug-ins. These are available in different packages: * eclipse-jdt Java Development Tools * eclipse-pde Plug-in Development Tools * eclipse Complete development environment This package is the base for all eclipse plug-ins.
The eclipse package does not contain the complete Eclipse development environment. It provides a Java development environment. I would say instead:
* eclipse: Eclipse SDK, a Java development environment
However, the list is still misleading. It suggests that the eclipse package contains development plug-ins, but it does not, it only ensures these will be installed. In that sense, I'd probably just drop the eclipse entry. Also, please clarify that the list is non-exhaustive. Perhaps eclipse-cdt would be worth mentioning.
By the way, in the last sentence, "eclipse" should be capitalized. __ This is the maintainer address of Debian's Java team <http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pkg-java-maintainers>. Please use debian-j...@lists.debian.org for discussions and questions.
