1 java-package (0.54) unstable; urgency=medium
4 * Added support for ARM VFP/hard-float JDK releases.
5 Thanks to Christopher Huhn <C.Huhn@gsi.de> (Closes: #724455)
6 * Added more command line tool alternatives: jcmd, jdeps, jhat, jrunscript,
7 schemagen, wsgen, wsimport and xjc
8 * Standards-Version updated to 3.9.5 (no changes)
9 * Removed the suggested dependency on openjdk-6-jre
11 -- Emmanuel Bourg <ebourg@apache.org> Wed, 12 Feb 2014 12:33:50 +0100
13 java-package (0.53) unstable; urgency=low
16 * Added support for early access releases (Closes: #721136)
17 * Added support for GA and FCS releases
18 * Excluded the fxavcodecplugin libraries used by JavaFX from the dependency
19 calculation performed by dh_shlibdeps to avoid errors (Closes: #687075)
20 * Updated the package description and debian/README.Debian:
21 - no longer recommend openjdk-6
22 - mention the compatibility with Java 8
23 * Removed 'Replaces: ${j2se_package}debian' from the generated control file
24 * Adjusted the disk space required to unpack the Java 8 documentation
25 * Updated the manpages for Java 8
26 * Updated debhelper level to 7
27 * debian/rules: Use dh_prep instead of dh_clean -k
28 * Removed the recommended dependency on libstdc++5 from the generated
29 control file (used by the now unsupported IBM JDK 5)
30 * Removed the recommended dependency on libgtk1.2 from the generated
31 control file (removed from Squeeze)
32 * Removed the recommended dependency on libx11-6 and libasound2 from
33 the generated control file (these dependencies are already injected
35 * Removed the references to "Java 2" from the description of the generated
37 * Changed the short description of the generate packages to match
40 -- Emmanuel Bourg <ebourg@apache.org> Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:42:43 +0200
42 java-package (0.52) unstable; urgency=low
47 * Ack the NMU of David Prévot (thanks!)
48 * Standards-Version updated to version 3.9.4
49 * Remove obsolete variable from the changelog
50 * Add support of ARM upstream binary by James Page and Matthias Vill.
51 Thanks guys! (Closes: #687375)
52 * Change the installation path from
53 /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-6.38-oracle-x64 or /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-7.10-oracle-x64
55 /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-6-oracle-x64 and /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-7-oracle-x64
56 Thanks to Constantin Makshin for the patch (Closes: #696227)
59 * Fix lintian errors and warnings
62 * Add {mozilla,firefox}-javaplugin.so for update-java-alternatives.
63 * Fix plugin directories. Closes: #686216
66 * Switched to the 3.0 (native) package format
67 * debian/control: Use canonical URLs for the Vcs-* fields
68 * debian/copyright: Switched to the Machine-readable format 1.0
69 * Updated the manpages to reflect the latest naming changes
70 * Removed the unused provided dependencies (j2sdk<version>, j2re<version>)
71 * Provide the java<version-1>-runtime and java<version-2>-runtime dependencies
73 * Provide the java<version>-sdk dependencies to match the openjdk package
74 * Use the upstream versioning scheme (i.e 7u13 instead of 7.13)
75 to match the convention used by the new openjdk packages
76 * Renamed the script files (j2sdk->jdk, j2re->jre, j2se->javase)
78 -- Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre@debian.org> Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:43:55 +0200
80 java-package (0.51~exp1) experimental; urgency=low
82 * Add firefox-javaplugin.so alternative Closes: #673670 and LP: #1024368
83 * Add java5 and 6-{runtime|sdk|...} to the provides line in generated packages Closes: #684993 and LP: #995655
84 * Drop installation debconf note Closes: #685082
85 * Correct handling of amd64 in oracle-jdk6.1->4 and improve error message when used with unknown archives
86 * Add support for earlier oracle-jdk6 version
89 * Improved detection of the JRE/JDK version (supports 2 digits Java 7 updates) Closes: #597294
90 * Brand and naming cleanup
91 * Documentation directory changed to be /usr/share/doc/oracle-javaV-doc (for oracle)
94 * Add mozilla-javaplugin.so alternative
96 -- Cédric Pineau <cedric.pineau@gmail.com> Sat, 18 Aug 2012 11:00:34 +0200
98 java-package (0.50+nmu2) unstable; urgency=high
100 * Non-maintainer upload.
101 * Allow two digits in Java 7 updates. Closes: #597294, #698108
103 -- David Prévot <taffit@debian.org> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:06:26 -0400
105 java-package (0.50+nmu1) unstable; urgency=low
107 * Non-maintainer upload.
108 * Drop installation debconf note. Closes: #685082
110 -- David Prévot <taffit@debian.org> Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:38:03 -0400
112 java-package (0.50) unstable; urgency=low
114 * Java-package reset for reintroduction in debian (removal of all
115 previously supported jvm, global refactoring).
116 * Add support for Oracle Java 6 (update >= 10)
117 * Add support for Oracle Java 7
118 * Add support for .jinfo file (update-java-alternatives tool)
119 * Use jdk included jre binaries (jdk/jre/bin/*)
120 * Print usage information on install
123 * Long description removed
124 * debian-rules-missing-recommended-target removed
125 * maintainer-script-lacks-debhelper-token removed
126 * Declare the debian/compat to 7 to avoid warnings
129 * Remove Java plugins for all browsers (Closes: #367887).
130 * Add support for Sun Java 6 Update XX (Closes: #514364).
132 -- Cédric Pineau <cedric.pineau@gmail.com> Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:42:13 +0100
134 java-package (0.42) unstable; urgency=low
136 * Provide java*-runtime-headless and java*-sdk names for generated
138 * Recommend dpkg-dev and gcc. Closes: #281766, #405814.
140 -- Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:10:52 +0200
142 java-package (0.41) unstable; urgency=low
144 * Added support for new SUN JDK/JRE for amd64 downloads. Thanks to
145 Artyom Gavrichenkov for the initial patch.
147 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:20:35 +0100
149 java-package (0.40) unstable; urgency=low
151 * Add support for ibm-java2-sdk-5.0-6.0-linux-$arch.tgz. Closes: #462399
152 Thanks to Evgeni Dobrev for the patch.
153 * Fixed spelling error in long description: debian -> Debian.
155 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:48:46 +0100
157 java-package (0.39) unstable; urgency=low
159 * Added support for IBM JDK 6.0 final release.
160 * Updated Standard-Version to 3.7.3.
161 * Updated debhelper level to 5.
163 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:38:34 +0100
165 java-package (0.38) unstable; urgency=low
167 * Mention SUN JDK 6 in REAME.Debian. Closes: #448258.
168 * Fixed typo when creating version number for SUN JDK 6. Closes: #451935.
169 * Fix handling of symlinks for ControlPanel, HtmlConverter and java-rmi.cgi
170 from SUN JDK 6. Closes: #448351.
172 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:03:50 +0100
174 java-package (0.37) unstable; urgency=low
176 * Added libstdc++5 to Recommends of generated package. Closes: #446334.
178 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:45:42 +0200
180 java-package (0.36) unstable; urgency=low
182 * Fixed package description to include more supported JDKs.
183 Closes: #447615, #447617.
185 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:56:52 +0200
187 java-package (0.35) unstable; urgency=low
189 * Use 'date -R' instead of the deprecated '822-date'. Closes: #441229.
190 * Fix generation of .changes file. Closes: #332643.
191 Thanks to Christoph Goehre for the patch.
192 * Add possibility to add a configured revision to the version.
193 Closes: #442246. Thanks to Christoph Goehre again for the patch.
195 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:28:13 +0200
197 java-package (0.34) unstable; urgency=low
199 * Fixed SUN JDK on amd64. Closes: #439221.
201 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:41:54 +0200
203 java-package (0.33) unstable; urgency=low
205 * Fixed postinst scripts for SUN JDK 1.4, 5 and 6. Closes: #435632.
207 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:43:40 +0200
209 java-package (0.32) unstable; urgency=low
211 * Added support for iceweasel. Closes: #433445.
212 * Fix dangling links for SUN Java 5. Closes: #305053.
213 * Depend on libx11-6 and libasound2. Closes: #289004.
214 * Fix building on ia64. Closes: #355465.
216 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:51:31 +0200
218 java-package (0.31) unstable; urgency=low
220 * Reapplied changes from 0.28 to 0.29. Closes: 322843.
222 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:16:14 +0200
224 java-package (0.30) unstable; urgency=low
226 * Added support for SUN JDK 6u2 (and following updates).
227 * Added support for ibm-java2-jre-5.0-5.0-linux-ppc.tgz.
230 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:33:29 +0200
232 java-package (0.29) unstable; urgency=low
234 * Added support for SUN Java 6 and IBM Java 6.
235 Closes: #322843, #402642, #418592, #425508, #430026.
236 * Added myself to Uploaders.
238 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:40:04 -0100
240 java-package (0.28) unstable; urgency=low
242 * Modified to reflect migration to Subversion
243 * Bumped standards to version 3.7.2, no changes
244 * Corrected test for AMD64 architecture during plug-in detection
245 * Corrected detected version for IBM Java 5 JDK on AMD64 (Closes: #345775)
246 * Repaired alternatives handling for IBM Java 5 JREs and JDKs
248 * Corrected pathing for alternatives installation for Mozilla and
249 Firefox plugins (Closes: #341751)
250 * Relaxed architectural restrictions on plugin alternative
251 installation for IBM Java 5 JREs and JDKs (Closes: #343837)
252 * Added plugin installation for the new packaging of Firefox 1.5 and
253 later (Closes: #341749)
254 * Modified warning suppression for dh_shlibdeps to accommodate
255 changes in dpkg-dev (Closes: #354427)
256 * Added quotes to variable tests for maintainer name and email
258 * Refactored architecture evaluation to eliminate repetition and
259 evaluate DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE correctly for i486-linux-gnu
260 * Removed dependency on 'coreutils | stat' from control file, as
261 the dependency is satisfied within essential (Closes: #370002)
263 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@alltc.com> Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:19:08 -0400
265 java-package (0.27) unstable; urgency=low
267 * Added support for IBM Java2 5.0 JREs and JDKs (Closes: #337129)
268 * Corrected missing alternatives links for all JREs and JDKs
270 * Added conditional wrapping around dh_compress to account for
271 JRE/JDKs that do not ship manpages (Closes: 301738)
272 * Removed java-common from Provides: for JRE and JDK packages.
274 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@bytemason.org> Tue, 08 Nov 2005 12:16:24 -0500
276 java-package (0.26) unstable; urgency=low
278 * Update standards version to 3.6.2
279 * Resolve issues with powerpc-linux support detection (Closes: #317671)
280 * Added support for Blackdown 1.4.2+02 release (Closes: #316831)
281 * Added support for packaging Sun JDK documentation (Closes: #272971)
282 * Modified make-jpkg behavior to default the generated packages'
283 name and email address for the maintainer to Debian Java Maintainers
286 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@bytemason.org> Thu, 18 Aug 2005 00:43:17 -0400
288 java-package (0.25) unstable; urgency=low
290 * Cope with dpkg's new way of expressing architectures (Closes: #313555)
291 * Re-exec with fakeroot if needed (Closes: #310132)
293 -- Jeroen van Wolffelaar <jeroen@wolffelaar.nl> Sun, 10 Jul 2005 18:50:40 +0200
295 java-package (0.24) unstable; urgency=low
297 * Added plugin alternatives support for i386 IBM JREs and JDKs
298 * Corrected pathing for plugin alternatives to reflect difference in
299 layout between JREs and JDKs for Sun and Blackdown (Closes: #305219,
302 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@bytemason.org> Wed, 21 Apr 2005 01:02:03 -0400
304 java-package (0.23.1) experimental; urgency=low
306 * Added architecture-specific pathing for plugin alternatives for
307 Blackdown 1.3 and 1.4 JREs and JDKs
309 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@bytemason.org> Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:03:40 -0500
311 java-package (0.23) unstable; urgency=low
313 * Further expanded 1.3.1 Blackdown JRE/JDK support for i386
314 * Added architecture-specific pathing for plugin alternatives for
315 Sun 1.4 and 1.5 JREs and JDKs (Closes: #301806)
316 * Added recommends for system elements required by applets and
317 graphical user interface elements (Closes: #300817)
318 * Jeroen van Wolffelaar:
319 + Fixed packages description to not have too long lines, and make the 3
322 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@bytemason.org> Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:36:40 -0500
324 java-package (0.22.1) experimental; urgency=low
326 * Corrected IBM and Blackdown JRE/JDK file size specifications
327 * Added support for additional 1.3.1 Blackdown JREs and JDKs for i386,
328 powerpc (Closes: #301092)
329 * Added installation of javaws alternative for Sun 1.5 JREs and JDKs
332 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@bytemason.org> Thu, 24 Mar 2005 13:20:18 -0500
334 java-package (0.22) unstable; urgency=low
336 * Corrected IBM JRE/JDK scripts to accurately reflect the supported
337 IBM JDKs and JREs in the generated SUPPORTED file
339 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@alltc.com> Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:21:53 -0500
341 java-package (0.21) unstable; urgency=low
343 * Enable support for IBM JDKs and JREs for x86, amd64, powerpc,
344 powerpc64, and s390 architectures, based upon a patch by Rico
345 Schiekel (Closes: #264137)
346 * Enable suppport for Blackdown 1.3.1 JDK and JRE for PowerPC
347 architecture. (Closes: #296205)
348 * Update documentation and to reflect current supported JDKs and JREs
350 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@alltc.com> Mon, 14 Mar 2005 03:18:39 -0500
352 java-package (0.20) unstable; urgency=low
354 * Make the postinst & rm for generated packages #!/bin/bash, as we use
355 bash-specific features (Closes: #292179)
356 * Drop the df output parsing, use '/usr/bin/stat' instead (Closes: #293487,
358 * Drop the now obsolete peer stuff from the source package
359 * Change priorities, 313 for 1.3, 314 for 1.4, etc (Closes: #292451)
360 * Don't dh_strip, fiddling with upstream's binaries apparantly breaks stuff
363 -- Jeroen van Wolffelaar <jeroen@wolffelaar.nl> Tue, 08 Feb 2005 15:04:51 +0100
365 java-package (0.19) unstable; urgency=low
367 The "Joshua Kwan <joshk@debian.org> rocks!" release.
370 * Unclutter Debian build system and rework package slightly so that
371 *debian packages are not needed anymore. The necessary files will be
372 included in the generated packages. (Closes: #291145, #289245, #284779)
373 * Add support for Blackdown 1.4.2+01 build. (Closes: #285405)
374 * Fix support for Sun 1.5.0 amd64 builds due to typo. (Closes: #290879)
375 * Mozilla browser plugin name changed in 1.4.2 versions. Detect and correct.
377 * Use --block-size=1M instead of -BM. (Closes: #289005, #291161)
378 * Disable support for Sun JDK 1.3 due to its dependencies on libraries
379 that are simply not available anymore. (Closes: #272972)
380 * Fix up short description a little bit.
381 * Bump Standards-Version to 3.6.1 (no changes)
382 * Be a bit more conservative with the real-root test.
383 * Remove last j2se-package references.
384 * Change Suggests on fakeroot to a Depends because it is worthless both
385 as real root and as a normal user without fakeroot.
387 Jeroen van Wolffelaar:
388 * Use DEBFULLNAME, DEBNAME and DEBEMAIL if available, and don't ask for
389 those values in that case. (Closes: #279653)
390 * Updated documentation regarding dropped Sun 1.3 support
391 * Work around multiline df output caused by long device names
393 * Add Replaces: for the generated packages on their *debian counterparts
395 -- Jeroen van Wolffelaar <jeroen@wolffelaar.nl> Tue, 25 Jan 2005 00:05:06 +0100
397 java-package (0.18) unstable; urgency=low
399 * Added myself to Uploaders
400 * Fix security hole (inscure temp file creation) plus lots of needless I/O
401 in free disk checking function
402 * Added support for Sun's JDK/JRE 1.5 patch levels, based on a patch by
403 Peter Marschall <peter@adpm.de> (Closes: #286718, #287857)
404 * Bail out if running as real root (works around the evil parts of Sun's
405 install script that unconditionally writes to /etc, see #266273, #280707)
406 * Fix typo in j2re.sh that apparantly with some versions of
407 bash/dpkg/whatever cause package build failure (Closes: #281780, #282902)
408 * Reduce minimum expected size a bit Sun's 1.5.0 amd64 package, it was set
409 too high (Closes: #284033)
410 * Substitute package version number at build time in the make-jpkg
411 executable (Closes: #282221)
412 * Added a README.Debian explaining the existance of make-jpkg and what
413 binary packages are supported and where to get them. Thanks Thijs
414 Kinkhorst for the draft (Closes: #283362)
415 * Added automatically-generated file SUPPORTED that lists all binary
416 filenames that are supported, thanks Alex Owen <owen@cus.org.uk> for the
417 idea (Closes: #275296)
419 -- Jeroen van Wolffelaar <jeroen@wolffelaar.nl> Mon, 3 Jan 2005 18:47:47 +0100
421 java-package (0.17) unstable; urgency=low
423 * added a patch for detecting the architecture (Closes: #274844,
424 #270949, #271846). This patch should also close this one (Closes:
427 -- Arnaud Vandyck <avdyk@debian.org> Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:28:38 +0100
429 java-package (0.16) unstable; urgency=low
431 * added myself as an uploader.
432 * Carlos already closed the support for 1.5 request but it seems he did
433 not upload the package (Closes: #277088).
435 -- Arnaud Vandyck <avdyk@debian.org> Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:38:44 +0100
437 java-package (0.15) unstable; urgency=low
439 * lib/sun-j2re.sh: Added support for JRE 1.5.0 (aka "Java 5.0").
440 * lib/sun-j2sdk.sh: Added support for Java SDK 1.5.0.
442 -- Carlos Laviola <claviola@debian.org> Mon, 11 Oct 2004 21:08:59 -0300
444 java-package (0.14) unstable; urgency=low
446 * debian/control: Commented out the lines that generate the Debian-specific
447 packages, thus making alternatives available.
448 - Also made all of the generated packages depend on their Debian-specific
449 counterparts by default. (Closes: #266671)
451 -- Carlos Laviola <claviola@debian.org> Mon, 13 Sep 2004 03:38:31 -0300
453 java-package (0.13) unstable; urgency=low
455 * References to j2se-package are gone. (Closes: #267642)
456 * Added support for Blackdown Java 1.4.2 RC1 JRE/SDK. (Closes: #267643)
458 -- Carlos Laviola <claviola@debian.org> Mon, 13 Sep 2004 03:17:54 -0300
460 java-package (0.12) unstable; urgency=low
462 * remove to contrib because this package depend on non-free J2SE.
464 -- Takashi Okamoto <tora@debian.org> Tue, 3 Aug 2004 00:37:13 +0900
466 java-package (0.11) unstable; urgency=low
468 * change package name java-package and the command build package is
471 -- Takashi Okamoto <tora@debian.org> Sat, 31 Jul 2004 15:07:36 +0900
473 java-package (0.10) unstable; urgency=low
475 * change package name mpkg-j2se.
476 * not use *-j2[re|sdk]debian package. Instead of this, add package
477 dependency to generated package. This reduce the installation for
479 * SUN's jdk1.5 beta2 support.
481 -- Takashi Okamoto <tora@debian.org> Sun, 18 Jul 2004 13:53:36 +0900
483 java-package (0.9) unstable; urgency=low
485 * more generic support for j2re1.3.1/j2sdk1.3.1 from SUN.
487 * add alternative for jarsigner (in j2sdk1.4 and j2sdk1.5 from SUN).
489 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Sun, 23 May 2004 23:35:14 +0200
491 java-package (0.8) unstable; urgency=low
493 * java plugin: support for mozilla-firefox.
495 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Tue, 4 May 2004 22:39:39 +0200
497 java-package (0.7) unstable; urgency=low
499 * Optionally create .changes file.
501 * Add command line options: --help, --version, --full-name,
504 * Add environment variables: J2SE_PACKAGE_FULL_NAME,
507 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Sat, 27 Mar 2004 23:01:08 +0100
509 java-package (0.6) unstable; urgency=low
511 * More generic support for Java2 1.4.2 from SUN.
513 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Thu, 11 Mar 2004 20:39:51 +0100
515 java-package (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
517 * NEW: build Blackdown J2RE 1.4.1 (gcc-2.95) and J2SDK 1.4.1 (gcc-2.95).
519 * NEW: support for SUN J2RE 1.5.0 beta, SUN J2SDK 1.5.0 beta.
521 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Sat, 7 Feb 2004 21:57:09 +0100
523 java-package (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
525 * Added support for: SUN J2RE 1.4.2_03, SUN J2SDK 1.4.2_03
527 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Thu, 15 Jan 2004 22:27:52 +0100
529 java-package (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
531 * Added support for: Blackdown J2RE 1.3, 1.4, J2SDK 1.3, 1.4
533 * Removed usage of "du --apparent-size". This should fix a problem
536 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Sun, 9 Nov 2003 21:13:38 +0100
538 java-package (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
540 * Added support for: Sun J2RE 1.3, Sun J2SDK 1.3, Sun J2SDK 1.4
542 * Moved peer packages into this source package.
544 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Thu, 30 Oct 2003 00:10:01 +0100
546 java-package (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
550 -- Hubert Schmid <j2se-package@z42.de> Sun, 26 Oct 2003 20:06:57 +0100