Bug#298566: java-package: command-line parameter for make-jpkg to set priority
Hi, Jeroen, Jeroen van Wolffelaar wrote: On Tue, Mar 08, 2005 at 03:54:02PM +0100, Rico Schiekel wrote: this patch add an command-line parameter to set an alternative priority for update-alternatives. ... --email EMAIL email address used in the maintainer field of the package --changes create a .changes file --priority PRIOset the update alternatives priority level ... I primarily use this, cause I have installed sun's jdk 1.5, but want ibm's jdk 1.4 as default sdk. Priorities are not meant to be changed by the user, only by package maintainers. You can (should) use update-alternatives --set or --config to set alternatives as system administrator, rather than changing the packages so that the packages of your preference have the highest priority. Well, as the make-jpkg users actually create the jdk packages, they could be seen as the jdk package mainainers, and so have the right to set the priorities for the jdk package. Imagine a development department or university computer room, where the admin does not want to have sablevm as the default JVM (which currently uses 350), but his own self-generated SUN jdk deb. Usually, those have their own central package repository, and run auto-upgrades via crontab against this private server. With the command line parameter, he just has to add this option on make-jpkg, puts his jdk deb into the repository and everything is fine. Without, he has to run update-alternatives for N machines and M installed programs (java, javac, javah, jar etc.). Of course, this is scriptable, but it opens a maintainance nightmare, especially as all those alternatives are now switched to manual status, and he must remember to reset them back to automatic or to his new manual preference whenever he removes the package. The admin does indeed create the packages, is fully responsible for the users complaints and even has his own name and address in the maintainer field of the package (--full-name and --email), but is not the package maintainer? Just my thoughts on this... Markus signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Bug#298566: java-package: command-line parameter for make-jpkg to set priority
Package: java-package Version: 0.20 Severity: wishlist Tags: patch this patch add an command-line parameter to set an alternative priority for update-alternatives. ... --email EMAIL email address used in the maintainer field of the package --changes create a .changes file --priority PRIOset the update alternatives priority level ... I primarily use this, cause I have installed sun's jdk 1.5, but want ibm's jdk 1.4 as default sdk. the patch 'priority.diff' add the functionality to the unpatched java-package-2.0. the patch 'priority_ibm.diff' add additional support for ibm jre's/jdk's and need the patch from #264137. (http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi/ibm_jdk_jre.diff?bug=264137msg=16att=1) regards, rico -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.10-as3-fire Locale: LANG=de_DE, LC_CTYPE=de_DE (charmap=ISO-8859-1) diff -rNu java-package-0.20.old/blackdown-j2re1.3/install java-package-0.20/blackdown-j2re1.3/install --- java-package-0.20.old/blackdown-j2re1.3/install 2005-02-08 15:27:58.0 +0100 +++ java-package-0.20/blackdown-j2re1.3/install 2005-03-07 19:12:05.0 +0100 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ j2se_base=/usr/lib/j2re1.3-blackdown -priority=313 +test -z $priority priority=313 if [ ! -e $j2se_base/debian/info ]; then exit 0 diff -rNu java-package-0.20.old/blackdown-j2re1.4/install java-package-0.20/blackdown-j2re1.4/install --- java-package-0.20.old/blackdown-j2re1.4/install 2005-02-08 15:27:58.0 +0100 +++ java-package-0.20/blackdown-j2re1.4/install 2005-03-07 19:12:05.0 +0100 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ j2se_base=/usr/lib/j2re1.4-blackdown # due to prior brokenness -priority=314 +test -z $priority priority=314 if [ ! -e $j2se_base/debian/info ]; then exit 0 diff -rNu java-package-0.20.old/blackdown-j2sdk1.3/install java-package-0.20/blackdown-j2sdk1.3/install --- java-package-0.20.old/blackdown-j2sdk1.3/install2005-02-08 15:28:00.0 +0100 +++ java-package-0.20/blackdown-j2sdk1.3/install2005-03-07 19:12:05.0 +0100 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ j2se_base=/usr/lib/j2sdk1.3-blackdown -priority=313 +test -z $priority priority=313 if [ ! -e $j2se_base/debian/info ]; then exit 0 diff -rNu java-package-0.20.old/blackdown-j2sdk1.4/install java-package-0.20/blackdown-j2sdk1.4/install --- java-package-0.20.old/blackdown-j2sdk1.4/install2005-02-08 15:28:01.0 +0100 +++ java-package-0.20/blackdown-j2sdk1.4/install2005-03-07 19:12:05.0 +0100 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ j2se_base=/usr/lib/j2sdk1.4-blackdown -priority=314 +test -z $priority priority=314 if [ ! -e $j2se_base/debian/info ]; then exit 0 diff -rNu java-package-0.20.old/lib/j2se.sh java-package-0.20/lib/j2se.sh --- java-package-0.20.old/lib/j2se.sh 2005-02-08 17:40:54.0 +0100 +++ java-package-0.20/lib/j2se.sh 2005-03-07 18:49:00.0 +0100 @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ set -e if [ \$1 = configure ]; then +priority=$priority EOF cat $lib_dir/$j2se_package/install $debian_dir/postinst diff -rNu java-package-0.20.old/make-jpkg java-package-0.20/make-jpkg --- java-package-0.20.old/make-jpkg 2005-01-25 00:07:35.0 +0100 +++ java-package-0.20/make-jpkg 2005-03-07 19:48:53.0 +0100 @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ --full-name NAME full name used in the maintainer field of the package --email EMAIL email address used in the maintainer field of the package --changes create a .changes file + --priority PRIOset the update alternatives priority level --help display this help and exit --version output version information and exit @@ -71,6 +72,10 @@ maintainer_email=$1 elif [[ x$1 == x--changes ]]; then genchanges=true +elif [[ x$1 == x--priority ]]; then + [ $# -le 1 ] missing_argument $1 + shift + priority=$1 else unrecognized_option $1 fi diff -rNu java-package-0.20.old/make-jpkg.1 java-package-0.20/make-jpkg.1 --- java-package-0.20.old/make-jpkg.1 2004-10-12 01:10:23.0 +0200 +++ java-package-0.20/make-jpkg.1 2005-03-07 19:49:08.0 +0100 @@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ .B --changes create a .changes file .TP +.B --priority \fIPRIO\fR +set the update alternatives priority level +.TP .B --help display help text and exit .TP diff -rNu java-package-0.20.old/sun-j2re1.3/install java-package-0.20/sun-j2re1.3/install --- java-package-0.20.old/sun-j2re1.3/install 2005-02-08 15:28:03.0 +0100 +++ java-package-0.20/sun-j2re1.3/install 2005-03-07 19:12:05.0 +0100 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ j2se_base=/usr/lib/j2re1.3-sun -priority=313 +test -z $priority priority=313 if [ ! -e $j2se_base/debian/info ]; then exit 0 diff -rNu java-package-0.20.old/sun-j2re1.4/install java-package-0.20/sun-j2re1.4/install --- java-package-0.20.old/sun-j2re1.4/install 2005-02-08 15:28:04.0 +0100 +++
Bug#298566: java-package: command-line parameter for make-jpkg to set priority
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Rico Schiekel wrote: [...] | this patch add an command-line parameter to set an alternative priority for | update-alternatives. | | ... | --email EMAIL email address used in the maintainer field of the package | --changes create a .changes file | --priority PRIOset the update alternatives priority level | ... | | I primarily use this, cause I have installed sun's jdk 1.5, but want | ibm's jdk 1.4 as default sdk. | | the patch 'priority.diff' add the functionality to the unpatched | java-package-2.0. | the patch 'priority_ibm.diff' add additional support for ibm | jre's/jdk's and need the patch from #264137. | (http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi/ibm_jdk_jre.diff?bug=264137msg=16att=1) | | regards, | rico [...] Rico, ~I am currently testing your patch from Bug# 264137 for all the current IBM JDKs on PowerPC and x86 before committing. Please contact me individually and let's talk so as to coordinate your effort and valuable contribution. Also, you may like to join us on IRC at irc.freenode.net, channel #debian-java. My nick is barryh. ~Joerg will have to approve any mods to update-alternatives, but that certainly sounds like a useful option.. Regards, - -- Barry Hawkins All Things Computed site: www.alltc.com weblog: www.yepthatsme.com Registered Linux User #368650 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCLcM27bZ6kUftWZwRAqjdAJ9iKAgjDOEXq0Ks51vj/FU4W+jBWQCg2aOc 9cn9sq8JqvQ96GrCE2YFaI4= =IPb0 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
