Re: How to install sun-java5-jdk in debian testing?

2010-03-21 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Wednesday 17 March 2010 04:38:41 Liam O'Toole wrote: On 2010-03-17, Jianhua Shao alex@gmail.com wrote: I run debian testing in my box, which means, all update source in source.list are from 'testing' distribution. I want to compile Android manually, which needs sun-java5-jdk, but

How to install sun-java5-jdk in debian testing?

2010-03-17 Thread Jianhua Shao
I run debian testing in my box, which means, all update source in source.list are from 'testing' distribution. I want to compile Android manually, which needs sun-java5-jdk, but there is no such package in 'testing' distribution, only sun-java6-jdk is out there. Maybe, I could add a 'stable' line

Re: How to install sun-java5-jdk in debian testing?

2010-03-17 Thread Mihamina Rakotomandimby
Jianhua Shao alex@gmail.com : What is the best way to handle such problem? - get the package source from a stable repository - rebuild it on your target testing box Soem help: http://www.google.com/search?q=debian+rebuild+package -- Architecte Informatique chez Blueline/Gulfsat:

Re: How to install sun-java5-jdk in debian testing?

2010-03-17 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2010-03-17 03:57, Jianhua Shao wrote: I run debian testing in my box, which means, all update source in source.list are from 'testing' distribution. I want to compile Android manually, which needs sun-java5-jdk, but there is no such package in 'testing' distribution, only sun-java6-jdk is out

Re: How to install sun-java5-jdk in debian testing?

2010-03-17 Thread Liam O'Toole
On 2010-03-17, Jianhua Shao alex@gmail.com wrote: I run debian testing in my box, which means, all update source in source.list are from 'testing' distribution. I want to compile Android manually, which needs sun-java5-jdk, but there is no such package in 'testing' distribution, only

Re: How to install sun-java5-jdk in debian testing?

2010-03-17 Thread Mihamina Rakotomandimby
Ron Johnson ron.l.john...@cox.net : Go directly to upstream? Why? dpkg (or any other packaging tool) is just no worth? -- Architecte Informatique chez Blueline/Gulfsat: Administration Systeme, Recherche Developpement +261 34 29 155 34 / +261 33 11 207 36 -- To

Re: How to install sun-java5-jdk in debian testing?

2010-03-17 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2010-03-17 05:41, Mihamina Rakotomandimby wrote: Ron Johnson ron.l.john...@cox.net : Go directly to upstream? Why? dpkg (or any other packaging tool) is just no worth? I don't like mixed Stable/Testing systems: too much conflict. And building a JDK from source just takes too long. --