tags 314870 wontfix
thanks
Hi,
I fully understand your request, but it was not really possible, here's
why.
First of all *ALL* the tools in /usr/lib/fjsdk/bin/ are NOT included in
free-java-sdk itself but they come from *other* packages. The FJSDK
only contains *wrappers* that call these tools, and Depends: on them.
The packages containing the 'original' tools (java, javac, javah,
etc.) of course provide them in /usr/bin/, under a different name.
The generic names (java, javac...) are OTOH managed thru alternatives
(see for yourself - do: 'ls /etc/alternatives/*java*'). Alternatives
are considered configuration and as such cannot, in general be
'taken over' by any single package in any other way, that providing
an option for an alternative.
But then this is up to the *USER* to pick the alternative, and this is
MESSY in the case of Java tools because for a coherent java environment
you have to set a dozen of these and make sure they work with each
other.
Now here's where free-java-sdk comes in. It solves a quite
Debian-specific problem actually. It could NOT change the way the
alternatives are managed, so instead it provided you, the user, with the
"next thing to the best", that is:
1. With coherent and robust JAVA_HOME-like environment in /usr/lib/fjsdk
2. With a helper script /usr/bin/java-alt-setup that will try to guide
you thru the process of setting up the alternatives for generic names
of java programs in /usr/bin. (Note however that free-java-sdk itself
*bypasses* the alternatives system, to avoid exactly this mess!)
So, as I said originally, I agree with your POV, but given what I was
allowed to do, free-java-sdk does really its best.
Thank you for using Free Java SDK!
Grzegorz B. Prokopski
PS: You might want to look into the wrappers in /usr/lib/fjsdk/bin
They're just short shell scripts.
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