On Tue, Dec 26, 2000 at 08:51:08PM +0000, John Leuner wrote: > > java-compiler > > (currently: > > jdk1.1-dev 1.1.8v1-3 > > ibm-jdk1.1-installer 1.1.8-3 > > jikes 1.10-6 > > java-compiler-dummy 0.2 > > guavac 1.2-2 > > gcj 1:2.95.2-20) > > assuming jdk1.1-dev is the ibm jdk: > > a) are we allowed to distribute this? > b) it's not free
No, jdk1.1-dev is the blackdown JDK. ibm-jdk1.1-installer is an installer package for the IBM JDK. > If I choose to use jikes, I need some class libraries installed. I'm > thinking of packaging classpath-0.01. Check the list archives first; I believe there has already been discussion about this. > > > 3. similarly, what do I depend on for a 'jar' tool? I'm thinking that > > > fastjar may be best? > > > > I don't think there is a virtual package for this; the JDKs tend to supply > > jar. > > Since you'll need a VM installed anyway, you can just depend on that, and if > > another jar is installed (via alternatives), it will be used automatically. > > but will it work? I don't want to depend on a non-free jdk when there is a > free tool which will work. AFAIK, jars are ZIP files, and can be manipulated using the info-zip tools in the (free) zip and unzip packages. -- - mdz