Author: twerner Date: 2010-05-01 09:36:47 +0000 (Sat, 01 May 2010) New Revision: 12239
Modified: trunk/sun-java6/debian/JB-jre.README.Debian.in trunk/sun-java6/debian/changelog Log: Clean up README.Debian and add some information about using dpkg-divert before manually installing JCE policy files. (Closes: #578578) Modified: trunk/sun-java6/debian/JB-jre.README.Debian.in =================================================================== --- trunk/sun-java6/debian/JB-jre.README.Debian.in 2010-05-01 08:50:35 UTC (rev 12238) +++ trunk/sun-java6/debian/JB-jre.README.Debian.in 2010-05-01 09:36:47 UTC (rev 12239) @@ -1,5 +1,3 @@ -[Note: this README is not yet up-to-date for @basen...@] - Compatibility and problems with some window managers ==================================================== @@ -42,32 +40,29 @@ * The @basen...@-plugin package automatically enables the Java Plug-In for use with Firefox, Mozilla, and browsers based on Mozilla. * The Plug-In can be configured with the program ControlPanel. -* Netscape 4.x only: For versions < 4.77 the Plug-In only works for - HTML pages which have been modified for use with the Plug-In. - Since version 4.77 it is possible to completely replace Netscape's - builtin VM: Enable 'Edit->Preferences->Advanced->Enable Java->Enable - Java Plugin' -Java WebStart support: -====================== -Support for Java(TM) Web Start Technology is included in this -package but must be enabled on a per-user basis. See -/usr/share/@basename@/javaws-1_2-linux-int.zip for more information. - - Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) support: ========================================== -For legal resaon, JCE support in this environment is limited to +For legal reason, JCE support in this environment is limited to smaller key sizes. Please see -<URL:http://javashoplm.sun.com/ECom/docs/Welcome.jsp?StoreId=22&PartDetailId=7503-jce-1.4.2-oth-JPR&SiteId=JSC&TransactionId=noreg> -for the Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files. +<https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_Developer-Site/en_US/-/USD/viewproductdetail-start?productref=jce_policy-6-oth-...@cds-cds_developer> +for the Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files. It is recommended to use +dpkg-divert before replacing installed files to avoid upgrade problems in the +future: + sudo dpkg-divert --rename /@basedir@/jre/lib/security/local_policy.jar + sudo dpkg-divert --rename /@basedir@/jre/lib/security/US_export_policy.jar + +That change can be reverted through: + + sudo dpkg-divert --rename --remove /@basedir@/jre/lib/security/local_policy.jar + sudo dpkg-divert --rename --remove /@basedir@/jre/lib/security/US_export_policy.jar + Additional security issues: =========================== -With release 1.4.1, -/@basedir@/jre/lib/security/cacerts is now -/etc/@basename@/security/cacerts as is treated as a +/@basedir@/jre/lib/security/cacerts is a symlink to +/etc/@basename@/security/cacerts and treated as a configuration file by dpkg. This means that changes to this file are preserved across package update. You should, therefore, think about changing the default password protecting this file. @@ -80,8 +75,7 @@ java.policy. --- -$Id: @[email protected],v 1.2 2004/07/27 06:07:54 jk-guest Exp $ -- Juergen Kreileder <[email protected]>, Tue Jul 27 08:00:40 2004 -- Matthias Klose <[email protected]> Wed, 3 May 2006 12:34:11 +0200 + -- Torsten Werner <[email protected]> Sat, 01 May 2010 11:29:15 +0200 Modified: trunk/sun-java6/debian/changelog =================================================================== --- trunk/sun-java6/debian/changelog 2010-05-01 08:50:35 UTC (rev 12238) +++ trunk/sun-java6/debian/changelog 2010-05-01 09:36:47 UTC (rev 12239) @@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ * Switch to source format 3.0. * Remove files for the old -doc package since we Suggests: openjdk-6-doc today. + * Clean up README.Debian and add some information about using dpkg-divert + before manually installing JCE policy files. (Closes: #578578) - -- Torsten Werner <[email protected]> Sat, 01 May 2010 10:40:32 +0200 + -- Torsten Werner <[email protected]> Sat, 01 May 2010 11:29:15 +0200 sun-java6 (6.20-dlj-1) unstable; urgency=low _______________________________________________ pkg-java-commits mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-java-commits
