Hi On Tue, Nov 14, 2006 at 05:03:22PM +0100, Arnaud Vandyck wrote: > On 11/13/06, Benjamin Mesing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >[Why is it, that nobody honors my request for CC?] > > > >Thanks for the answers. I would definitely recommend to create a > >java5.0-compiler and java5.0-runtime package. > > I don't like the idea because the development environment is not just > about a compiler; also, there are plans for java6 and java7: how many > virtual package will we have in Debian? > > As Java should be compatible with old compiled code, we should drop > old jdk's/jre's when new are out. Maybe keep two version at the same > time for a moment and then, drop it. > > The evolution of GNU Classpath will soon permit we move every package > to java5. We'll have to refactory the way we create the java virtual > packages with the Sun's jdk/jre in main in April or so.
I fully agree. And if we create virtual packages they should be something that confirm to some kind of standard. Regards, // Ola > Cheers, > > -- > Arnaud Vandyck > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- --------------------- Ola Lundqvist --------------------------- / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Annebergsslingan 37 \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 654 65 KARLSTAD | | +46 (0)54-10 14 30 +46 (0)70-332 1551 | | http://www.opal.dhs.org UIN/icq: 4912500 | \ gpg/f.p.: 7090 A92B 18FE 7994 0C36 4FE4 18A1 B1CF 0FE5 3DD9 / --------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
