What to do with packages which require a Java DK?

[Daniel Hahler]

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Stephan Hermann wrote:

> 1. we are inventing a virtual package like java-development-kit (or
> whatever name it will have, but clearly stating that this is for JDKs)
> and push this virtual package as Provides: to all JDK package and
> suggesting/recommending/depending on it for all packages which are
> needing a jdk tun run/work in general?

There's a virtual package java2-compiler (and java-compiler), which may
fit your needs.

Other virtual packages are java-sdk, java2-sdk, java5-sdk, java6-sdk,
java7-sdk.

For integration of java-compiler/java2-compiler in icedtea see
https://launchpad.net/bugs/189953

Hope that helps :)


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