Bug#509690: openoffice.org: Upgrade after this version demands debian sun-java packages

2008-12-25 Thread Rene Engelhard
David Baron wrote: And? Then tell the package systen using (equivs?) that you have Java already. The package system in this case does not know that - it simply cant. OK, how? As I say below, JAVA_HOME is usually in the env. I said it. equivs. I have not encountered others that would not

Bug#509690: openoffice.org: Upgrade after this version demands debian sun-java packages

2008-12-25 Thread Rene Engelhard
unmerge 509690 retitle 509690 make Java dependencies more generic (java?-runtime, jre) tag 509690 - moreinfo tag 509690 - wontfix block 509690 by 495876 thanks Hi, Rene Engelhard wrote: I have not encountered others that would not install. OO-3 that I have currently installed from

Bug#509690: openoffice.org: Upgrade after this version demands debian sun-java packages

2008-12-24 Thread David Baron
Package: openoffice.org Version: 1:3.0.1-rc2 Severity: important I have a sun-java-jre installed from Sun's runtime. I can no longer update openoffice packages because they seem to demand Debians sun-java packages. OpenOffice's java component runs off the Sun installation just fine as does most

Bug#509690: openoffice.org: Upgrade after this version demands debian sun-java packages

2008-12-24 Thread Rene Engelhard
retitle 509690 please don't depend on Java severity 509690 wishlist tag 509690 + wontfix thanks Hi, David Baron wrote: I have a sun-java-jre installed from Sun's runtime. I can no longer update openoffice packages because they seem to demand Debians sun-java packages. Wrong. It demands

Bug#509690: openoffice.org: Upgrade after this version demands debian sun-java packages

2008-12-24 Thread Rene Engelhard
Rene Engelhard wrote: OpenOffice's java component runs off the Sun installation just fine as does most all other java programs. I really do not need a duplicate installation. And? Then tell the package systen using (equivs?) that you have Java already. The package system in this case

Bug#509690: openoffice.org: Upgrade after this version demands debian sun-java packages

2008-12-24 Thread Rene Engelhard
Rene Engelhard wrote: And break the install for people who don't know that parts use Java? And thus don't install them? And note that only parts who really do need Java depend on it - and the openoffice.org metapackage which of course depends on those pieces. E.g. the help-* packages only

Bug#509690: openoffice.org: Upgrade after this version demands debian sun-java packages

2008-12-24 Thread David Baron
On Thursday 25 December 2008 00:44:41 Rene Engelhard wrote: retitle 509690 please don't depend on Java severity 509690 wishlist tag 509690 + wontfix thanks Hi, David Baron wrote: I have a sun-java-jre installed from Sun's runtime. I can no longer update openoffice packages because they