-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi All
During the Quantal development cycle we will be transitioning as many Java packages as possible to OpenJDK 7 (see [0]). As Mathias highlighted during the opening of Quantal (see [1]), OpenJDK 7 is now used as default for packages depending on default-[jdk,jre,jre-headless] - so any packages that rely on default-jdk will automatically build with this new version of Java. Out of the 900 packages in the archive that build-depend on default-jdk, 90 currently FTBFS - see [2] (probably due to this switch but some may be caused by other issues - I have not reviewed all 90 build failures). I'll be working through these failures during this development cycle; it would be great if anyone who has some time could help out as well - see [3] for some help on fixing Java 7 FTBFS and how to report bugs back to Debian with the correct user tags so that the Debian Java team can pick them up. OpenJDK 6 will remain in the archive but will be pushed to universe in favour of OpenJDK 7 so can still be used as a last resort for anything that can't/won't be transitioned before release. Any help much appreciated. Cheers James [0] https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/foundations-q-java7 [1] https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2012-April/000955.html [2] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.tag=java7-ftbfs [3] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JavaTeam/Java7Default - -- James Page Ubuntu Core Developer Debian Maintainer james.p...@ubuntu.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJPz1mSAAoJEL/srsug59jDsi8P/3xPqr07wwkHSSnwYwA0uNzN T9LdJu+tRXDXPtrw9ibwJS7y6zSTB8QjwnZ37s3mjHS4/T7dfF+HiGjPIqAu3S69 K3ba0H6vwLesEYDbej7fM6HXbbJdn2+DQICsjhhGfIqXMQOCx2c70PwmM6N3xLKY 2V1LPuO7IjY5fB4Y/BJqhQmUMChV4kFStbDMwo2ZkBm35x7hVqj8fj9MjJz9o49E skoJbg0O5nzcCEtX5sAiCY+ufdg9RWHXeYB3VKY1qHapWp8+gXhBD/usHXG9lCV5 xCMqco66lxXsMzCaeUS1yCQAOSXGfLwN866zUwtovfM3KDLRU1m/1HEDKTm8m4ai EIdTy7jlLDRDAQt6hlT5itoQ3L37m27PVd5iFEO5tVvQiEH86fh6p6hU6wK95EE+ D1q0nXAi/HEjQKIqEVVLt2wiuuI6y5QMJygKml5IjXdeSBjR4EELZP4egDTz4M5o HznvMUnWj4lbZt3skKkSCd5gf0rerM9wqMMEo70DUbal175Yt5z+OS1hA/gdLWLj FOqXv7IMGZaPGiLOl3EJzCJRKIQP68fLNy7tcPOhtCSxChMqxXaU3Ma4gx84bSWg PbLMJ+hTJM9yWNjepFTRm+IP1Y/+HF+UW9OLMByd9pEsw3rGYtaHpgFD89vI0zGX ZVRvzRHsmgQZqilVs1uY =/Z8C -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel