My view is that it is not an OpenJDK issue, but a package maintainer's issue.
I think whether other LInux distros want to include a pkg-config file is a matter for them to decide. My view is that it's easy to add to a distro, but no-one will do it unless someone starts. I don't think Ubuntu need follow anyone else's lead on this - they can take the lead, as a major distro. Until someone actually does this, no one will. No consensus will form until it's already been done somewhere. I do not see any way for the OpenJDK people to maintain pkg-config files for distributions they do not ultimately control. So it's down to individual distros. I think the very long gestation time we've already had in the community shows it's won;t happen until someone takes the lead. The whole point of a pkg-config is to be provide a method for accessing resources that is package independent. Where the package maintainers place files should be left to them. But the pkg-config files are so useful and simple it's hard to see a justification for omitting them. I might suggest they should be standard for practically all applications that have developer components, but that's beyond the scope of this bug. Thanks. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1518741 Title: A pkg-config file is need for OpenJDK distributions To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-7/+bug/1518741/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
