1 java-package (0.53) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
4 * Added support for early access releases (Closes: #721136)
5 * Added support for GA and FCS releases
6 * Updated the package description and debian/README.Debian:
7 - no longer recommend openjdk-6
8 - mention the compatibility with Java 8
9 * Removed 'Replaces: ${j2se_package}debian' from the generated control file
10 * Adjusted the disk space required to unpack the Java 8 documentation
11 * Updated the manpages for Java 8
12 * Updated debhelper level to 7
13 * debian/rules: Use dh_prep instead of dh_clean -k
14 * Removed the recommended dependency on libstdc++5 from the generated
15 control file (used by the now unsupported IBM JDK 5)
16 * Removed the recommended dependency on libgtk1.2 from the generated
17 control file (removed from Squeeze)
19 -- Emmanuel Bourg <ebourg@apache.org> Wed, 28 Aug 2013 19:34:41 +0200
21 java-package (0.52) unstable; urgency=low
26 * Ack the NMU of David Prévot (thanks!)
27 * Standards-Version updated to version 3.9.4
28 * Remove obsolete variable from the changelog
29 * Add support of ARM upstream binary by James Page and Matthias Vill.
30 Thanks guys! (Closes: #687375)
31 * Change the installation path from
32 /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-6.38-oracle-x64 or /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-7.10-oracle-x64
34 /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-6-oracle-x64 and /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-7-oracle-x64
35 Thanks to Constantin Makshin for the patch (Closes: #696227)
38 * Fix lintian errors and warnings
41 * Add {mozilla,firefox}-javaplugin.so for update-java-alternatives.
42 * Fix plugin directories. Closes: #686216
45 * Switched to the 3.0 (native) package format
46 * debian/control: Use canonical URLs for the Vcs-* fields
47 * debian/copyright: Switched to the Machine-readable format 1.0
48 * Updated the manpages to reflect the latest naming changes
49 * Removed the unused provided dependencies (j2sdk<version>, j2re<version>)
50 * Provide the java<version-1>-runtime and java<version-2>-runtime dependencies
52 * Provide the java<version>-sdk dependencies to match the openjdk package
53 * Use the upstream versioning scheme (i.e 7u13 instead of 7.13)
54 to match the convention used by the new openjdk packages
55 * Renamed the script files (j2sdk->jdk, j2re->jre, j2se->javase)
57 -- Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre@debian.org> Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:43:55 +0200
59 java-package (0.51~exp1) experimental; urgency=low
61 * Add firefox-javaplugin.so alternative Closes: #673670 and LP: #1024368
62 * Add java5 and 6-{runtime|sdk|...} to the provides line in generated packages Closes: #684993 and LP: #995655
63 * Drop installation debconf note Closes: #685082
64 * Correct handling of amd64 in oracle-jdk6.1->4 and improve error message when used with unknown archives
65 * Add support for earlier oracle-jdk6 version
68 * Improved detection of the JRE/JDK version (supports 2 digits Java 7 updates) Closes: #597294
69 * Brand and naming cleanup
70 * Documentation directory changed to be /usr/share/doc/oracle-javaV-doc (for oracle)
73 * Add mozilla-javaplugin.so alternative
75 -- Cédric Pineau <cedric.pineau@gmail.com> Sat, 18 Aug 2012 11:00:34 +0200
77 java-package (0.50+nmu2) unstable; urgency=high
79 * Non-maintainer upload.
80 * Allow two digits in Java 7 updates. Closes: #597294, #698108
82 -- David Prévot <taffit@debian.org> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:06:26 -0400
84 java-package (0.50+nmu1) unstable; urgency=low
86 * Non-maintainer upload.
87 * Drop installation debconf note. Closes: #685082
89 -- David Prévot <taffit@debian.org> Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:38:03 -0400
91 java-package (0.50) unstable; urgency=low
93 * Java-package reset for reintroduction in debian (removal of all
94 previously supported jvm, global refactoring).
95 * Add support for Oracle Java 6 (update >= 10)
96 * Add support for Oracle Java 7
97 * Add support for .jinfo file (update-java-alternatives tool)
98 * Use jdk included jre binaries (jdk/jre/bin/*)
99 * Print usage information on install
102 * Long description removed
103 * debian-rules-missing-recommended-target removed
104 * maintainer-script-lacks-debhelper-token removed
105 * Declare the debian/compat to 7 to avoid warnings
108 * Remove Java plugins for all browsers (Closes: #367887).
109 * Add support for Sun Java 6 Update XX (Closes: #514364).
111 -- Cédric Pineau <cedric.pineau@gmail.com> Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:42:13 +0100
113 java-package (0.42) unstable; urgency=low
115 * Provide java*-runtime-headless and java*-sdk names for generated
117 * Recommend dpkg-dev and gcc. Closes: #281766, #405814.
119 -- Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:10:52 +0200
121 java-package (0.41) unstable; urgency=low
123 * Added support for new SUN JDK/JRE for amd64 downloads. Thanks to
124 Artyom Gavrichenkov for the initial patch.
126 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:20:35 +0100
128 java-package (0.40) unstable; urgency=low
130 * Add support for ibm-java2-sdk-5.0-6.0-linux-$arch.tgz. Closes: #462399
131 Thanks to Evgeni Dobrev for the patch.
132 * Fixed spelling error in long description: debian -> Debian.
134 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:48:46 +0100
136 java-package (0.39) unstable; urgency=low
138 * Added support for IBM JDK 6.0 final release.
139 * Updated Standard-Version to 3.7.3.
140 * Updated debhelper level to 5.
142 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:38:34 +0100
144 java-package (0.38) unstable; urgency=low
146 * Mention SUN JDK 6 in REAME.Debian. Closes: #448258.
147 * Fixed typo when creating version number for SUN JDK 6. Closes: #451935.
148 * Fix handling of symlinks for ControlPanel, HtmlConverter and java-rmi.cgi
149 from SUN JDK 6. Closes: #448351.
151 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:03:50 +0100
153 java-package (0.37) unstable; urgency=low
155 * Added libstdc++5 to Recommends of generated package. Closes: #446334.
157 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:45:42 +0200
159 java-package (0.36) unstable; urgency=low
161 * Fixed package description to include more supported JDKs.
162 Closes: #447615, #447617.
164 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:56:52 +0200
166 java-package (0.35) unstable; urgency=low
168 * Use 'date -R' instead of the deprecated '822-date'. Closes: #441229.
169 * Fix generation of .changes file. Closes: #332643.
170 Thanks to Christoph Goehre for the patch.
171 * Add possibility to add a configured revision to the version.
172 Closes: #442246. Thanks to Christoph Goehre again for the patch.
174 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:28:13 +0200
176 java-package (0.34) unstable; urgency=low
178 * Fixed SUN JDK on amd64. Closes: #439221.
180 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:41:54 +0200
182 java-package (0.33) unstable; urgency=low
184 * Fixed postinst scripts for SUN JDK 1.4, 5 and 6. Closes: #435632.
186 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:43:40 +0200
188 java-package (0.32) unstable; urgency=low
190 * Added support for iceweasel. Closes: #433445.
191 * Fix dangling links for SUN Java 5. Closes: #305053.
192 * Depend on libx11-6 and libasound2. Closes: #289004.
193 * Fix building on ia64. Closes: #355465.
195 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:51:31 +0200
197 java-package (0.31) unstable; urgency=low
199 * Reapplied changes from 0.28 to 0.29. Closes: 322843.
201 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:16:14 +0200
203 java-package (0.30) unstable; urgency=low
205 * Added support for SUN JDK 6u2 (and following updates).
206 * Added support for ibm-java2-jre-5.0-5.0-linux-ppc.tgz.
209 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:33:29 +0200
211 java-package (0.29) unstable; urgency=low
213 * Added support for SUN Java 6 and IBM Java 6.
214 Closes: #322843, #402642, #418592, #425508, #430026.
215 * Added myself to Uploaders.
217 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:40:04 -0100
219 java-package (0.28) unstable; urgency=low
221 * Modified to reflect migration to Subversion
222 * Bumped standards to version 3.7.2, no changes
223 * Corrected test for AMD64 architecture during plug-in detection
224 * Corrected detected version for IBM Java 5 JDK on AMD64 (Closes: #345775)
225 * Repaired alternatives handling for IBM Java 5 JREs and JDKs
227 * Corrected pathing for alternatives installation for Mozilla and
228 Firefox plugins (Closes: #341751)
229 * Relaxed architectural restrictions on plugin alternative
230 installation for IBM Java 5 JREs and JDKs (Closes: #343837)
231 * Added plugin installation for the new packaging of Firefox 1.5 and
232 later (Closes: #341749)
233 * Modified warning suppression for dh_shlibdeps to accommodate
234 changes in dpkg-dev (Closes: #354427)
235 * Added quotes to variable tests for maintainer name and email
237 * Refactored architecture evaluation to eliminate repetition and
238 evaluate DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE correctly for i486-linux-gnu
239 * Removed dependency on 'coreutils | stat' from control file, as
240 the dependency is satisfied within essential (Closes: #370002)
242 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@alltc.com> Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:19:08 -0400
244 java-package (0.27) unstable; urgency=low
246 * Added support for IBM Java2 5.0 JREs and JDKs (Closes: #337129)
247 * Corrected missing alternatives links for all JREs and JDKs
249 * Added conditional wrapping around dh_compress to account for
250 JRE/JDKs that do not ship manpages (Closes: 301738)
251 * Removed java-common from Provides: for JRE and JDK packages.
253 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@bytemason.org> Tue, 08 Nov 2005 12:16:24 -0500
255 java-package (0.26) unstable; urgency=low
257 * Update standards version to 3.6.2
258 * Resolve issues with powerpc-linux support detection (Closes: #317671)
259 * Added support for Blackdown 1.4.2+02 release (Closes: #316831)
260 * Added support for packaging Sun JDK documentation (Closes: #272971)
261 * Modified make-jpkg behavior to default the generated packages'
262 name and email address for the maintainer to Debian Java Maintainers
265 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@bytemason.org> Thu, 18 Aug 2005 00:43:17 -0400
267 java-package (0.25) unstable; urgency=low
269 * Cope with dpkg's new way of expressing architectures (Closes: #313555)
270 * Re-exec with fakeroot if needed (Closes: #310132)
272 -- Jeroen van Wolffelaar <jeroen@wolffelaar.nl> Sun, 10 Jul 2005 18:50:40 +0200
274 java-package (0.24) unstable; urgency=low
276 * Added plugin alternatives support for i386 IBM JREs and JDKs
277 * Corrected pathing for plugin alternatives to reflect difference in
278 layout between JREs and JDKs for Sun and Blackdown (Closes: #305219,
281 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@bytemason.org> Wed, 21 Apr 2005 01:02:03 -0400
283 java-package (0.23.1) experimental; urgency=low
285 * Added architecture-specific pathing for plugin alternatives for
286 Blackdown 1.3 and 1.4 JREs and JDKs
288 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@bytemason.org> Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:03:40 -0500
290 java-package (0.23) unstable; urgency=low
292 * Further expanded 1.3.1 Blackdown JRE/JDK support for i386
293 * Added architecture-specific pathing for plugin alternatives for
294 Sun 1.4 and 1.5 JREs and JDKs (Closes: #301806)
295 * Added recommends for system elements required by applets and
296 graphical user interface elements (Closes: #300817)
297 * Jeroen van Wolffelaar:
298 + Fixed packages description to not have too long lines, and make the 3
301 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@bytemason.org> Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:36:40 -0500
303 java-package (0.22.1) experimental; urgency=low
305 * Corrected IBM and Blackdown JRE/JDK file size specifications
306 * Added support for additional 1.3.1 Blackdown JREs and JDKs for i386,
307 powerpc (Closes: #301092)
308 * Added installation of javaws alternative for Sun 1.5 JREs and JDKs
311 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@bytemason.org> Thu, 24 Mar 2005 13:20:18 -0500
313 java-package (0.22) unstable; urgency=low
315 * Corrected IBM JRE/JDK scripts to accurately reflect the supported
316 IBM JDKs and JREs in the generated SUPPORTED file
318 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@alltc.com> Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:21:53 -0500
320 java-package (0.21) unstable; urgency=low
322 * Enable support for IBM JDKs and JREs for x86, amd64, powerpc,
323 powerpc64, and s390 architectures, based upon a patch by Rico
324 Schiekel (Closes: #264137)
325 * Enable suppport for Blackdown 1.3.1 JDK and JRE for PowerPC
326 architecture. (Closes: #296205)
327 * Update documentation and to reflect current supported JDKs and JREs
329 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@alltc.com> Mon, 14 Mar 2005 03:18:39 -0500
331 java-package (0.20) unstable; urgency=low
333 * Make the postinst & rm for generated packages #!/bin/bash, as we use
334 bash-specific features (Closes: #292179)
335 * Drop the df output parsing, use '/usr/bin/stat' instead (Closes: #293487,
337 * Drop the now obsolete peer stuff from the source package
338 * Change priorities, 313 for 1.3, 314 for 1.4, etc (Closes: #292451)
339 * Don't dh_strip, fiddling with upstream's binaries apparantly breaks stuff
342 -- Jeroen van Wolffelaar <jeroen@wolffelaar.nl> Tue, 08 Feb 2005 15:04:51 +0100
344 java-package (0.19) unstable; urgency=low
346 The "Joshua Kwan <joshk@debian.org> rocks!" release.
349 * Unclutter Debian build system and rework package slightly so that
350 *debian packages are not needed anymore. The necessary files will be
351 included in the generated packages. (Closes: #291145, #289245, #284779)
352 * Add support for Blackdown 1.4.2+01 build. (Closes: #285405)
353 * Fix support for Sun 1.5.0 amd64 builds due to typo. (Closes: #290879)
354 * Mozilla browser plugin name changed in 1.4.2 versions. Detect and correct.
356 * Use --block-size=1M instead of -BM. (Closes: #289005, #291161)
357 * Disable support for Sun JDK 1.3 due to its dependencies on libraries
358 that are simply not available anymore. (Closes: #272972)
359 * Fix up short description a little bit.
360 * Bump Standards-Version to 3.6.1 (no changes)
361 * Be a bit more conservative with the real-root test.
362 * Remove last j2se-package references.
363 * Change Suggests on fakeroot to a Depends because it is worthless both
364 as real root and as a normal user without fakeroot.
366 Jeroen van Wolffelaar:
367 * Use DEBFULLNAME, DEBNAME and DEBEMAIL if available, and don't ask for
368 those values in that case. (Closes: #279653)
369 * Updated documentation regarding dropped Sun 1.3 support
370 * Work around multiline df output caused by long device names
372 * Add Replaces: for the generated packages on their *debian counterparts
374 -- Jeroen van Wolffelaar <jeroen@wolffelaar.nl> Tue, 25 Jan 2005 00:05:06 +0100
376 java-package (0.18) unstable; urgency=low
378 * Added myself to Uploaders
379 * Fix security hole (inscure temp file creation) plus lots of needless I/O
380 in free disk checking function
381 * Added support for Sun's JDK/JRE 1.5 patch levels, based on a patch by
382 Peter Marschall <peter@adpm.de> (Closes: #286718, #287857)
383 * Bail out if running as real root (works around the evil parts of Sun's
384 install script that unconditionally writes to /etc, see #266273, #280707)
385 * Fix typo in j2re.sh that apparantly with some versions of
386 bash/dpkg/whatever cause package build failure (Closes: #281780, #282902)
387 * Reduce minimum expected size a bit Sun's 1.5.0 amd64 package, it was set
388 too high (Closes: #284033)
389 * Substitute package version number at build time in the make-jpkg
390 executable (Closes: #282221)
391 * Added a README.Debian explaining the existance of make-jpkg and what
392 binary packages are supported and where to get them. Thanks Thijs
393 Kinkhorst for the draft (Closes: #283362)
394 * Added automatically-generated file SUPPORTED that lists all binary
395 filenames that are supported, thanks Alex Owen <owen@cus.org.uk> for the
396 idea (Closes: #275296)
398 -- Jeroen van Wolffelaar <jeroen@wolffelaar.nl> Mon, 3 Jan 2005 18:47:47 +0100
400 java-package (0.17) unstable; urgency=low
402 * added a patch for detecting the architecture (Closes: #274844,
403 #270949, #271846). This patch should also close this one (Closes:
406 -- Arnaud Vandyck <avdyk@debian.org> Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:28:38 +0100
408 java-package (0.16) unstable; urgency=low
410 * added myself as an uploader.
411 * Carlos already closed the support for 1.5 request but it seems he did
412 not upload the package (Closes: #277088).
414 -- Arnaud Vandyck <avdyk@debian.org> Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:38:44 +0100
416 java-package (0.15) unstable; urgency=low
418 * lib/sun-j2re.sh: Added support for JRE 1.5.0 (aka "Java 5.0").
419 * lib/sun-j2sdk.sh: Added support for Java SDK 1.5.0.
421 -- Carlos Laviola <claviola@debian.org> Mon, 11 Oct 2004 21:08:59 -0300
423 java-package (0.14) unstable; urgency=low
425 * debian/control: Commented out the lines that generate the Debian-specific
426 packages, thus making alternatives available.
427 - Also made all of the generated packages depend on their Debian-specific
428 counterparts by default. (Closes: #266671)
430 -- Carlos Laviola <claviola@debian.org> Mon, 13 Sep 2004 03:38:31 -0300
432 java-package (0.13) unstable; urgency=low
434 * References to j2se-package are gone. (Closes: #267642)
435 * Added support for Blackdown Java 1.4.2 RC1 JRE/SDK. (Closes: #267643)
437 -- Carlos Laviola <claviola@debian.org> Mon, 13 Sep 2004 03:17:54 -0300
439 java-package (0.12) unstable; urgency=low
441 * remove to contrib because this package depend on non-free J2SE.
443 -- Takashi Okamoto <tora@debian.org> Tue, 3 Aug 2004 00:37:13 +0900
445 java-package (0.11) unstable; urgency=low
447 * change package name java-package and the command build package is
450 -- Takashi Okamoto <tora@debian.org> Sat, 31 Jul 2004 15:07:36 +0900
452 java-package (0.10) unstable; urgency=low
454 * change package name mpkg-j2se.
455 * not use *-j2[re|sdk]debian package. Instead of this, add package
456 dependency to generated package. This reduce the installation for
458 * SUN's jdk1.5 beta2 support.
460 -- Takashi Okamoto <tora@debian.org> Sun, 18 Jul 2004 13:53:36 +0900
462 java-package (0.9) unstable; urgency=low
464 * more generic support for j2re1.3.1/j2sdk1.3.1 from SUN.
466 * add alternative for jarsigner (in j2sdk1.4 and j2sdk1.5 from SUN).
468 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Sun, 23 May 2004 23:35:14 +0200
470 java-package (0.8) unstable; urgency=low
472 * java plugin: support for mozilla-firefox.
474 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Tue, 4 May 2004 22:39:39 +0200
476 java-package (0.7) unstable; urgency=low
478 * Optionally create .changes file.
480 * Add command line options: --help, --version, --full-name,
483 * Add environment variables: J2SE_PACKAGE_FULL_NAME,
486 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Sat, 27 Mar 2004 23:01:08 +0100
488 java-package (0.6) unstable; urgency=low
490 * More generic support for Java2 1.4.2 from SUN.
492 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Thu, 11 Mar 2004 20:39:51 +0100
494 java-package (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
496 * NEW: build Blackdown J2RE 1.4.1 (gcc-2.95) and J2SDK 1.4.1 (gcc-2.95).
498 * NEW: support for SUN J2RE 1.5.0 beta, SUN J2SDK 1.5.0 beta.
500 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Sat, 7 Feb 2004 21:57:09 +0100
502 java-package (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
504 * Added support for: SUN J2RE 1.4.2_03, SUN J2SDK 1.4.2_03
506 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Thu, 15 Jan 2004 22:27:52 +0100
508 java-package (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
510 * Added support for: Blackdown J2RE 1.3, 1.4, J2SDK 1.3, 1.4
512 * Removed usage of "du --apparent-size". This should fix a problem
515 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Sun, 9 Nov 2003 21:13:38 +0100
517 java-package (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
519 * Added support for: Sun J2RE 1.3, Sun J2SDK 1.3, Sun J2SDK 1.4
521 * Moved peer packages into this source package.
523 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Thu, 30 Oct 2003 00:10:01 +0100
525 java-package (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
529 -- Hubert Schmid <j2se-package@z42.de> Sun, 26 Oct 2003 20:06:57 +0100