On Nov 22, 2007 6:09 PM, Cyril Brulebois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 22/11/2007, Björn Krombholz wrote: > > I'm using java-package generated JRE/JDK packages on my systems which > > (for Java 6, package: sun-j2sdk1.6) provide j2re1.6/j2sdk1.6, but not > > sun-java6-jre as required by version 0.7.2-2 of the freecol package. > What about sun-java6-jdk? (I'm quite new to java-related stuff, and only > keeping an eye from far away.)
For most people it's fine to use the package from the debian rep. But this one is relatively new and i've been using java-package for years now. I'm doing a lot of java development and use a lot of different JDKs not only from sun. So for me it's just more convenient to use java-package. Additionally I also want to avoid possible packaging bugs that might occur with the debian package. :) > > Please allow me to use the java-package JRE/JDK deb (which works fine > > with freecol) by adding a dependency alternative 'j2re1.6'. > > Doesn't this package Provides: some packages, that might be better > (read: more generic) for us to require? (dpkg --info on the .deb should > tell you). Yep, the "j2re1.6" already is the most generic "Provides:". It's even more generic than the current dependeny on sun-java6-jdk which only includes Sun JDK/JREs. There's probably some kind of Java policy in Debian and I guess it's a problem with the sun-java6-jre/sun-java6-jdk that should add a "Provides:" for a virtual JRE 1.6/JDK 1.6 package. The complete list for the java-package generated Sun Java 6 JDK is Package: sun-j2sdk1.6 Provides: java-virtual-machine, java-runtime, java2-runtime, java-browser-plugin, java-compiler, java2-compiler, j2sdk1.6, j2re1.6 and the related Debian JDK: Package: sun-java6-jdk Provides: java-compiler, java2-compiler + from the dependency on the jre package: Package: sun-java6-jre Provides: java-virtual-machine, java2-runtime, java1-runtime @Vincent: Thx for the quick fix. :) Björn
