Re: Handling native libs within a Virtual Machine

2006-08-23 Thread Matthias Klose
Tom Marble writes: Juergen Kreileder wrote: Tom Marble wrote: Current Debian Java Policy [1] in section Chapter 2.1: Virtual Machines stipulates If a virtual machine supports native code, it must include the directory /usr/lib/jni in its search path for these dynamic libraries.

Re: Handling native libs within a Virtual Machine

2006-08-23 Thread Tom Marble
Matthias Klose wrote: If I follow the instructions for Local installation [2] which keeping Debian Policy [3] in mind I then can do the following (to simulate local installations should never install directly into /usr, always in /usr/local. I think the Debian packaging guidelines are clear

Re: Handling native libs within a Virtual Machine

2006-08-22 Thread Juergen Kreileder
Hi Tom, Tom Marble wrote: All: Current Debian Java Policy [1] in section Chapter 2.1: Virtual Machines stipulates If a virtual machine supports native code, it must include the directory /usr/lib/jni in its search path for these dynamic libraries. There is no rationale given for this policy

Re: Handling native libs within a Virtual Machine

2006-08-22 Thread Tom Marble
Juergen Kreileder wrote: Tom Marble wrote: Current Debian Java Policy [1] in section Chapter 2.1: Virtual Machines stipulates If a virtual machine supports native code, it must include the directory /usr/lib/jni in its search path for these dynamic libraries. JVMs should not put their

Re: Handling native libs within a Virtual Machine

2006-08-22 Thread Juergen Kreileder
Tom Marble [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: And, we know already from Debian Java Policy and existing Java applications in Debian that a launcher script will be required in /usr/bin *anyway* In that case your alternative looks good to me. Juergen -- Juergen Kreileder, Blackdown

Handling native libs within a Virtual Machine

2006-08-21 Thread Tom Marble
All: Current Debian Java Policy [1] in section Chapter 2.1: Virtual Machines stipulates If a virtual machine supports native code, it must include the directory /usr/lib/jni in its search path for these dynamic libraries. There is no rationale given for this policy choice and I fail to see the