Hi Tony, > In this case, given that Graal is GPLv2 with the CPE, it feels like we should be building it from source.
Thanks for the comprehensive explanation. It was the very answer I needed. Then, if I create the Debian package in the way you described(i.e., built from the source), may I contact the mailing list again? Best, Dongjin On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 11:26 AM tony mancill <tmanc...@debian.org> wrote: > Hello Dongjin, > > On Thu, Jul 09, 2020 at 06:45:43PM +0900, Dongjin Lee wrote: > > Hello Debian Java community, > > > > It seems like there was a discussion about providing GraalVM community > > edition (aka GraalVM CE) Debian package years ago, but it is still not > > offered yet: > > > > https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-java@lists.debian.org/msg23951.html > > > > I have built and maintained GraalVM CE's Debian package (link below) and > > hope to contribute to the community. Could anyone help me? I am a total > > layman to Debian package maintenance. > > > > https://github.com/dongjinleekr/graalvm-ce-deb > > > > All kinds of feedbacks and advice are greatly appreciated. > > I took a look at the repo, which takes prebuilt binaries and creates a > .deb from them. This sort of binary-only package is not suitable for > Debian "main" - the package would need to build the Graal CE compiler > from its sources [1] in order to comply with the DFSG (Debian Free > Software Guidelines). Furthermore, and this can be the difficult part, > all components in the tool chain used to compile that package must also > be packaged for Debian and build from source within Debian. There are > occasionally exceptions made for bootstapping, but that's a different > topic. > > Sometimes software is packaged and is available via non-free [2], but it > is not part of Debian. Is that what you are asking about? In this > case, given that Graal is GPLv2 with the CPE, it feels like we should be > building it from source. > > If you are interested, here is a link to the DFSG and an excellent FAQ > about [3,4]. > > Cheers, > tony > > [1] https://github.com/oracle/graal > [2] https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive#s-non-free > [3] https://www.debian.org/social_contract.html#guidelines > [4] https://people.debian.org/~bap/dfsg-faq.html > -- *Dongjin Lee* *A hitchhiker in the mathematical world.* *github: <http://goog_969573159/>github.com/dongjinleekr <https://github.com/dongjinleekr>keybase: https://keybase.io/dongjinleekr <https://keybase.io/dongjinleekr>linkedin: kr.linkedin.com/in/dongjinleekr <https://kr.linkedin.com/in/dongjinleekr>speakerdeck: speakerdeck.com/dongjin <https://speakerdeck.com/dongjin>*
