Marc Petit-Huguenin wrote: > Dalibor Topic wrote: > >>>Marcin Dbicki wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Can someone explain me why Eclipse depends on gij not >>>>java-virtual-machine >>>>or java-runtime. >>> >>> >>> >>>In order to move into main, eclipse needs to build and run with free >>>software in main. gcj/gij are in main, the proprietary software you >>>mentioned is not. > > > How a virtual package can be considered, as you said, as a prorietary > software? > > http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/virtual-package-names-list.txt
You mentioned Sun's and Blackdown's VMs, which are proprietary, so unfortunately they can't be used for the packaging task to move eclipse into main. The packagers used a specific free runtime to make the eclipse package build and work, so they made that runtime specifically part of the dependencies, as that's a configuration the packagers can focus on to support. You are most welcome to contribute, and help improve the eclipse packages. see you on debian-java, dalibor topic -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
