Package: libmatthew-java Version: 0.7.2-1 Tags: patch The package uses absolute paths for entries in the package class path whereas it should be using relative paths. This results in a compiler warning, though AFAICT the package works correctly.
This problem is very similar to a bug that I just reported against the libdbus-java package (no bug number yet assigned). [This bug was originally discovered under Ubuntu lucid (10.04.1) using libmatthew-java version 0.7.2-1 and openjdk-6-jdk version 6b18-1.8.1-0ubuntu1. I originally reported the bug to Ubuntu [1]. Based on looking at the debian/rules file in the source package, the same problem is present in Debian version 0.7.3-1 of the package (I haven't looked at other versions).] The problem is that the rules file adds some jar dependencies to the package's Class-Path using absolute paths, whereas (e.g., according to [2]) relative paths should be used. I have attached a patch that fixes the problem. Thanks, Michael [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmatthew-java/+bug/690080 [2] http://java.sun.com/developer/Books/javaprogramming/JAR/basics/manifest.html#download -- Michael Haggerty mhag...@alum.mit.edu http://softwareswirl.blogspot.com/
diff -ur libmatthew-java-0.7.2-orig/Makefile libmatthew-java-0.7.2/Makefile --- libmatthew-java-0.7.2-orig/Makefile 2010-12-14 09:40:37.000000000 +0100 +++ libmatthew-java-0.7.2/Makefile 2010-12-14 09:42:33.000000000 +0100 @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ (cd classes; $(JAR) cf ../$@ cx/ath/matthew/io/*class) unix-$(UNIXVER).jar: .classes ifeq ($(DEBUG),enable) - echo "Class-Path: $(JARDIR)/debug-$(DEBUG).jar" > Manifest + echo "Class-Path: debug-$(DEBUG).jar" > Manifest else echo "Class-Path: " > Manifest endif @@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ debug-enable-$(DEBUGVER).jar: cx/ath/matthew/debug/Debug.jpp make .enabledebug - echo "Class-Path: $(JARDIR)/hexdump.jar" > Manifest + echo "Class-Path: hexdump.jar" > Manifest (cd classes;jar cfm ../$@ ../Manifest cx/ath/matthew/debug/*.class) debug-disable-$(DEBUGVER).jar: cx/ath/matthew/debug/Debug.jpp make .disabledebug - echo "Class-Path: $(JARDIR)/hexdump.jar" > Manifest + echo "Class-Path: hexdump.jar" > Manifest (cd classes;jar cfm ../$@ ../Manifest cx/ath/matthew/debug/*.class) .enabledebug: cx/ath/matthew/debug/Debug.jpp mkdir -p classes Only in libmatthew-java-0.7.2: Makefile~
