On 2011-08-22 02:34, Wookey wrote: > I've been packaging a couple of java applications, using javahelper. > This has all gone very well except that I have a problem getting > non-class-file resources into the jar files. Both apps are GUI apps. > terraintool has an 'images' directory and tunnelx has a 'symbols' > directory (fiull of svg and html files). > > Both expect to find these resources inside their jar files. They could > perhaps be modified to look in the real filesystem of the machine, but > I don't know how to do that, nor whether it is a good idea (to what > degree should we resist the java 'everything goes in a jar' convention? > > What I expected to find was some way of declaratively listing extra > files to put in the jar, equivalent to the package.install files for > normal debhelper packaging. I did not find such a thing, so wonder how > this is supposed to be done. >
Hi, jh_build has been designed to handle the case where you just get a bunch of source files and no build system. I guess we have not seen an Java application using data files and having no build system before. Anyhow, feel free to file a bug against javatools (or javahelper) for that. > I did find the fastjar command which is how I am currently getting the > files into place: > override_dh_install: > dh_install > fastjar -uf debian/terraintool/usr/share/terraintool/terraintool.jar -C > src mccombe/terrain/images > > This works (although it adds a second 'META-INF/MANIFEST.MF' dir which is odd > and > unhelpful). > you can use the regular "jar", which may work better. I know fastjar and jar sometimes produce "slightly different results". Alternatively zip can also get the job done. > So, am I missing some functionality, or should some other approach be taken? > If not > can/should we add some kind of jar.files list of resources to copy in by a > jh_jarfiles command? > > Also, whilst I'm here, how should I deal with some html documnetation? > javadocs > produces html docs and (if there is no package.doc-base file) creates a > package.doc-base.javadoc file containing: > > ------------ > Document: terraintool > Title: API JavaDoc for terraintool > Author: > Abstract: This the API JavaDoc for terraintool > Section: Programming/Java > > Format: HTML > Index: /usr/share/doc/terraintool/api > Files: /usr/share/doc/terraintool/api/*.html > --------------- > > doc-base files can only have one entry of each format so I can't add a > > stanza for the helpdocs: > Format: HTML > Index: /usr/share/doc/terraintool/Readme.html > Files: /usr/share/doc/terraintool/Readme.html > > what is the correct way of adding two different docs of the same typew via > doc-base? > And if I add my own doc-base file what do I do about the fact that stops > javahelper > making the javadoc API doc-base file automatically? > I think this has not been an issue so far, because you can have more than one doc-base file (debian/$pkg.doc-base.$something). That being said; jh_installjavadoc could grow some better support here. > (not subscribed - please keep me CC:ed) > > Wookey ~Niels -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
