[Bug 424322] [NEW] [karmic] eclipse-platform incorrectly depends on openjdk-6-jre, firefox

[Zorael]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: eclipse-platform

Looking at the dependencies of eclipse-platform=3.4.1-0ubuntu2 at
http://packages.ubuntu.com/karmic/eclipse-platform, there are some
irregularities. These are depends, not recommends/suggests;

       default-jre
           Standard Java or Java compatible Runtime 
       or java1-runtime
           virtual package provided by gcj-4.4-jre, gcj-jre, jamvm, kaffe-jthreads, kaffe-pthreads 
       or java2-runtime
           virtual package provided by default-jre, gcj-4.4-jre, gcj-jre, openjdk-6-jre, sun-java6-jre 

So far all is sane. Further down the list, however;

       openjdk-6-jre
           OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT 

Despite being satisfied by java2-runtime, openjdk-6-jre is listed as a
direct dependency, meaning you can't install eclipse-platform without
installing OpenJDK, even if you're already using Sun's Java.


Sidenote: Firefox is also listed, but there's a separate report over at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eclipse/+bug/191586 for that. I didn't find any cover-all "eclipse has insane dependencies" bug, though.

       firefox (>= 1.4.99)
           meta package for the popular mozilla web browser
           also a virtual package provided by abrowser

** Affects: eclipse (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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[karmic] eclipse-platform incorrectly depends on openjdk-6-jre, firefox
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