Ref: bug report #291913 Dist: Debian unstable sid Package: gettext-0.14.1-8 all except MIPS
Greetings-
I appreciate the fast response and need to retract my comments about the differences between the Debian gettext and GNU gettext.
>> I agree with Mr. Bohm and second the motion to deprecate >> the Java dependency introduced in gettext 0.14.1-8. The >> upstream source does not have any Java programming in >> the GNU gettext code unlike the Debian gettext code. > > This is not true. Please read my reply to Jakob Bohm.
I have built the gettext-0.14.1 from the upstream GNU source and there
was no Java because "configure" could not find a Java compiler. I have built the Debian package from your gettext-0.14.1-7 diff and there was no Java in that package for the same reason. The new gettext-0.14.1-8 package added the Java support because gettext "configure" found you had
a Java compiler and so built the Java support. Now I realize what you did and admit that is not really a bug because that is the same as the GNU gettext source when the Java support is configured.
> I have received two complains so far about the dependency of gettext > on libgcj. I've explained the situation to them and I think they have > understood the reasons for the dependency. > > However, you are the first person to complain about *build-depends*.
Changing from gettext-0.14.1-7 to gettext-0.14.1-8 changed these build dependencies:
Source: gettext Version: 0.14.1-7 Binary: gettext-base, gettext-doc, gettext, gettext-el Maintainer: Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Architecture: any Standards-Version: 3.6.1 Build-Depends: libexpat1-dev Build-Depends-Indep: texi2html Build-Conflicts: java-compiler
Source: gettext
Version: 0.14.1-8
Binary: gettext-base, gettext-doc, gettext, gettext-el
Maintainer: Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Architecture: any
Standards-Version: 3.6.1
Build-Depends: libexpat1-dev, gcj [!mips !mipsel], libgcj4-dev [!mips !mipsel], fastjar, jikes-classpath
Build-Depends-Indep: texi2html
This change would seem to be your decision to enable Java support included in the upsteam gettext and so I retract my previous comments on this package in total.
Have you considered building separate conflicting packages; one with Java and C# support and one without like the old gettext?
I fold. Have a nice day.
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