[Bug 303348] Re: Ant Dependency on OpenJDK-6-jre

[Aaron]

I'm not sure why the filer of this bug let it die, but I have a great
interest in seeing this addressed:

lawsa at ubuntu:~/java/repo/kfs502$ sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends ant
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  ca-certificates-java default-jre-headless openjdk-6-jre-headless
  openjdk-6-jre-lib
Suggested packages:
  default-jdk java-compiler java-sdk ant-gcj ant-doc default-jre
  sun-java6-fonts fonts-ipafont-gothic fonts-ipafont-mincho ttf-telugu-fonts
  ttf-oriya-fonts ttf-kannada-fonts ttf-bengali-fonts
Recommended packages:
  ant-optional icedtea-6-jre-cacao icedtea-6-jre-jamvm
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  ant ca-certificates-java default-jre-headless openjdk-6-jre-headless
  openjdk-6-jre-lib
0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 27 not upgraded.
Need to get 1,845 kB/33.4 MB of archives.
After this operation, 87.1 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 

I already have a jdk installed and configured (although not with dpkg or
using apt-get). I would like to install ant without installing a jdk.
(Hopefully this isn't too far from the OP's original intent.) Let me
know if I can provide anything else.

** Changed in: ant (Ubuntu)
       Status: Invalid => New

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Title:
  Ant Dependency on OpenJDK-6-jre

Status in “ant” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ant

  Hi,

  The ant should not have a tight dependency on openjdk-6-jre.

  If Java is already installed (e.g., Sun's Java Development Kit), there
  is no reason to install the openjdk-6-jre when ant is installed.

  Otherwise two Java Virtual Machines will be installed on the same
  machine, which is redundant in many ways.

  Please remove the tight dependency. Instead, if no version of Java can
  be found on the machine, then install OpenJDK. Otherwise, don't.

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