Hi All,
I package some of the DocBook XML stuff and want to package some java
xslt processing tools as well, but I'm not too clear on a few policy
points. Any help/suggestions would be much appreciated. Here goes:
1. Package naming, libraries vs. programs, etc.
I recently uploaded an xslt processor package, lib-saxon-java,
which follows the policy naming conventions in java-common 0.7:
"Packages written in Java are separated in two categories:
programs and libraries. Programs are intended to be run by
end-users. Libraries are intended to help programs to run and to
be used by developers. Both must depend on
java-virtual-machine."
[...]
"There is no naming rules for programs, they are ordinary
programs, from the user point of view. Libraries packages must
be named lib-XXX-java."
But saxon can be viewed as either a library or a program (if
wrapper scripts are included.) Although I did follow the naming
policy for libraries, many other packages do not. Is lib-saxon-java
an appropriate name?
Furthermore, since I'd like to make it easy for users to do XML
processing (esp DocBook), I'd like to package some type of
wrappers. Should I do this separately? Or should I simply provide
example scripts with lib-saxon-java for use with gcj and
/usr/bin/java - type executables?
I have similar questions for other packages I'd like to upload. The
arbortext catalog classes (and related extensions) that provide
catalog support for saxon and XT are an example. I could package
the base classes as "lib-arbortext-java", the saxon extensions as
"lib-saxcat-java" and make two more packages "xt-catalog" and
"saxon-catalog" that provide wrapper scripts. Would such a
combination be appropriate?
2. Package building: Is it necessary to recompile upstream jar files?
I hope not. :-)
3. Dependencies: The java-common policy states
"Both [libraries and programs] must depend on
java-virtual-machine."
But many current java packages do not have this
dependency. Suggestions?
Many thanks,
Mark
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