Openjdk and other "jdk" rpms _should_ "provide" java in the terms RPM can
understand. The jdk rpm you get from Sun does not sadly. If you use Sun's
jdk rpm or tarball, you could happily "--nodeps" passed that issue and be
fine. The dependancy is purely for plugins that need the java executable
AFAIK.

On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Andrew Hall
<[email protected]>wrote:

> Hi there.
>
> Why is there a dependency on Java for the Opsview application ?
>
>
> http://docs.opsview.org/doku.php?id=opsview3.0:rhel-installation#software_groups
>
> "There is also a dependency on the Java JDK (rather than the SDK). The rpm
> must be java - if you are using jdk from the java website, you should
> rebuild the package by following the instructions 
> here<http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/JavaOnCentOS#head-b5f4c1697244089114e60d127de69c2e1239ceb4>
> "
>
> Can I confirm that the openjdk package will suffice ?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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"I should find more robust friends" or "we should check that refrigerator"?
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