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.SH NAME
-make-jpkg \- build Debian packages from Java binary distributions
+make-jpkg \- builds Debian packages from Java binary distributions
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B make-jpkg
[\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fIFILE\fR]
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.PP
-\fBmake-jpkg\fP creates a Debian package from the given Java
+\fBmake-jpkg\fP builds a Debian package from the given Java
distribution FILE.
-This program works currently with the following Java REs, SDKs and APIs archive files:
- Oracle(TM) 6 Standard Edition (starting with update 10)
- Oracle(TM) 7 Standard Edition
+.PP
+Supported java binary distributions currently include:
+ * Oracle (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads) :
+ - The J2SE Development Kit (JDK), version 6 (update >= 10), 7
+ - The J2SE Runtime Environment (JRE), version 6 (update >= 10), 7
+ - The J2SE API Javadoc, version 6 (update >= 10), 7
+ (Choose tar.gz archives or self-extracting archives, do _not_ choose the RPM!)
.PP
The following options are recognized:
.TP
.B make-jpkg
.I file
with the downloaded file. The program asks the user for additional
-information and creates a Debian binary package in the current
+information and builds a Debian binary package in the current
directory.
.PP
The program requires about 200 MB free disk space in a temporary
.IP
dpkg -i oracle-j2sdk1.7_1.7.0+update2_amd64.deb
.PP
-When you're done, you can remove initial download as well as generated package:
+When you're done, you can delete initial download as well as generated package:
.IP
rm <path_to_download_directory>/jdk-7u2-linux-x64.tar.gz oracle-j2sdk1.7_1.7.0+update2_amd64.deb
.PP