On Sun, Mar 04, 2007 at 09:45:52AM +0000, Paul Cager wrote: > apt-get won't, of course, install the recommended packages, but I don't > think I can put up any strong defence for "Depends", which is defined in > the policy as: > > "required ... to provide a significant amount of functionality" > > I admit defeat and agree it should be Recommends.
apt-get was never meant as a usertool. It was meant to be used as backend for tools time aptitiude and synaptio. I *think* even dselect can use it. I#m not sure about this as I never used dselect. IMO the preferred tool for users is aptitude, synaptic and friends. > The warning message "unable to locate tools.jar" is a bit cryptic, but > it should be followed later by an error "Unable to find a javac > compiler". Is there anything else we could do to make it more obvious to > the user that he/she needs to install a compiler? Amend the package's > description maybe? Expand the Debian Java FAQ? Mention this in the README.Debian of ant. Every user is expected to read it first when he has problems with a given package. I think this is enough and the best way to support installations without compiler which are unusual but possible. Cheers, Michael -- .''`. | Michael Koch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' : | Free Java Developer <http://www.classpath.org> `. `' | `- | 1024D/BAC5 4B28 D436 95E6 F2E0 BD11 5923 A008 2763 483B _______________________________________________ pkg-java-maintainers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-java-maintainers
