Re: Which standard do you follow?

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C. Brian Jones wrote:
> So I'm poking around http://java.debian.net/ wiki and I have to say I
> still don't understand what it is the upstream source provider should do
> with reference to scripts and libraries and jars that would be
> acceptable for everyone.  It still seems like I have to pick a scheme,
> with reference just to finding a VM, that will only work on one
> distribution or packaging scheme for java libraries and applications. 
> Anyone else thinking about this?  With Debian our JNI libraries should
> be somewhere else, the .jar file (or .zip file I guess) should be
> versioned correctly and if we ever do install scripts for common tools
> or something then those have special requirements.  I probably should
> ask the cojapas list but I thought I'd start here.

The trouble with standards is that there are so many to pick from. :)

The Cojapas list (and the wiki) were started in order to create a forum 
for various distribution-dependant java packaging efforts to see what 
sort of, and how much cooperation could be achieved in the short term 
between those packaging efforts. There has been a good deal of time 
spent on getting to know each other's requirements and wishes, dicussing 
a few ideas on how to go about it, and then people got busy with other 
things. :)

Given that free runtimes were mostly busy catching up on the library 
side last year, and will probably be doing more of the same for a goopd 
part of this year as well, I wouldn't expect that to play the leading, 
integrative role in actually coming to a 'standard' yet. The LSB is 
looking into Java, though, so we should make sure that the LSB group, 
that's very favourably looking into GNU Classpath, takes that task over 
and provides to be the unifying force that brings us closer to shared 
conventions.

cheers,
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