1 java-package (0.55) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
5 * Add lsb-release to Depends (used in make-jpkg).
6 * Apply patch to honor --revision argument.
7 Thanks to Alberto Caso Palomino. (Closes: #743919)
10 * Bumped the Standards-Version of the generated package to 3.9.5
11 * Use debhelper level 9 in the generated package
14 * Add a debian/rules file to the generated source package.
15 * Use dpkg-buildpackage to build the guest package.
16 * Add ${misc:Depends} to the guest dependency.
17 * Add --source option to build a source package instead of a binary deb
18 package. (Closes: #745762)
20 -- tony mancill <tmancill@debian.org> Mon, 07 Apr 2014 21:26:36 -0700
22 java-package (0.54) unstable; urgency=medium
25 * Added support for ARM VFP/hard-float JDK releases.
26 Thanks to Christopher Huhn <C.Huhn@gsi.de> (Closes: #724455)
27 * Added more command line tool alternatives: jcmd, jdeps, jhat, jrunscript,
28 schemagen, wsgen, wsimport and xjc
29 * Standards-Version updated to 3.9.5 (no changes)
30 * Removed the suggested dependency on openjdk-6-jre
31 * Switch to debhelper level 9
33 -- Emmanuel Bourg <ebourg@apache.org> Mon, 24 Mar 2014 18:44:58 +0100
35 java-package (0.53) unstable; urgency=low
38 * Added support for early access releases (Closes: #721136)
39 * Added support for GA and FCS releases
40 * Excluded the fxavcodecplugin libraries used by JavaFX from the dependency
41 calculation performed by dh_shlibdeps to avoid errors (Closes: #687075)
42 * Updated the package description and debian/README.Debian:
43 - no longer recommend openjdk-6
44 - mention the compatibility with Java 8
45 * Removed 'Replaces: ${j2se_package}debian' from the generated control file
46 * Adjusted the disk space required to unpack the Java 8 documentation
47 * Updated the manpages for Java 8
48 * Updated debhelper level to 7
49 * debian/rules: Use dh_prep instead of dh_clean -k
50 * Removed the recommended dependency on libstdc++5 from the generated
51 control file (used by the now unsupported IBM JDK 5)
52 * Removed the recommended dependency on libgtk1.2 from the generated
53 control file (removed from Squeeze)
54 * Removed the recommended dependency on libx11-6 and libasound2 from
55 the generated control file (these dependencies are already injected
57 * Removed the references to "Java 2" from the description of the generated
59 * Changed the short description of the generate packages to match
62 -- Emmanuel Bourg <ebourg@apache.org> Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:42:43 +0200
64 java-package (0.52) unstable; urgency=low
69 * Ack the NMU of David Prévot (thanks!)
70 * Standards-Version updated to version 3.9.4
71 * Remove obsolete variable from the changelog
72 * Add support of ARM upstream binary by James Page and Matthias Vill.
73 Thanks guys! (Closes: #687375)
74 * Change the installation path from
75 /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-6.38-oracle-x64 or /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-7.10-oracle-x64
77 /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-6-oracle-x64 and /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-7-oracle-x64
78 Thanks to Constantin Makshin for the patch (Closes: #696227)
81 * Fix lintian errors and warnings
84 * Add {mozilla,firefox}-javaplugin.so for update-java-alternatives.
85 * Fix plugin directories. Closes: #686216
88 * Switched to the 3.0 (native) package format
89 * debian/control: Use canonical URLs for the Vcs-* fields
90 * debian/copyright: Switched to the Machine-readable format 1.0
91 * Updated the manpages to reflect the latest naming changes
92 * Removed the unused provided dependencies (j2sdk<version>, j2re<version>)
93 * Provide the java<version-1>-runtime and java<version-2>-runtime dependencies
95 * Provide the java<version>-sdk dependencies to match the openjdk package
96 * Use the upstream versioning scheme (i.e 7u13 instead of 7.13)
97 to match the convention used by the new openjdk packages
98 * Renamed the script files (j2sdk->jdk, j2re->jre, j2se->javase)
100 -- Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre@debian.org> Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:43:55 +0200
102 java-package (0.51~exp1) experimental; urgency=low
104 * Add firefox-javaplugin.so alternative Closes: #673670 and LP: #1024368
105 * Add java5 and 6-{runtime|sdk|...} to the provides line in generated packages Closes: #684993 and LP: #995655
106 * Drop installation debconf note Closes: #685082
107 * Correct handling of amd64 in oracle-jdk6.1->4 and improve error message when used with unknown archives
108 * Add support for earlier oracle-jdk6 version
111 * Improved detection of the JRE/JDK version (supports 2 digits Java 7 updates) Closes: #597294
112 * Brand and naming cleanup
113 * Documentation directory changed to be /usr/share/doc/oracle-javaV-doc (for oracle)
116 * Add mozilla-javaplugin.so alternative
118 -- Cédric Pineau <cedric.pineau@gmail.com> Sat, 18 Aug 2012 11:00:34 +0200
120 java-package (0.50+nmu2) unstable; urgency=high
122 * Non-maintainer upload.
123 * Allow two digits in Java 7 updates. Closes: #597294, #698108
125 -- David Prévot <taffit@debian.org> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:06:26 -0400
127 java-package (0.50+nmu1) unstable; urgency=low
129 * Non-maintainer upload.
130 * Drop installation debconf note. Closes: #685082
132 -- David Prévot <taffit@debian.org> Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:38:03 -0400
134 java-package (0.50) unstable; urgency=low
136 * Java-package reset for reintroduction in debian (removal of all
137 previously supported jvm, global refactoring).
138 * Add support for Oracle Java 6 (update >= 10)
139 * Add support for Oracle Java 7
140 * Add support for .jinfo file (update-java-alternatives tool)
141 * Use jdk included jre binaries (jdk/jre/bin/*)
142 * Print usage information on install
145 * Long description removed
146 * debian-rules-missing-recommended-target removed
147 * maintainer-script-lacks-debhelper-token removed
148 * Declare the debian/compat to 7 to avoid warnings
151 * Remove Java plugins for all browsers (Closes: #367887).
152 * Add support for Sun Java 6 Update XX (Closes: #514364).
154 -- Cédric Pineau <cedric.pineau@gmail.com> Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:42:13 +0100
156 java-package (0.42) unstable; urgency=low
158 * Provide java*-runtime-headless and java*-sdk names for generated
160 * Recommend dpkg-dev and gcc. Closes: #281766, #405814.
162 -- Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:10:52 +0200
164 java-package (0.41) unstable; urgency=low
166 * Added support for new SUN JDK/JRE for amd64 downloads. Thanks to
167 Artyom Gavrichenkov for the initial patch.
169 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:20:35 +0100
171 java-package (0.40) unstable; urgency=low
173 * Add support for ibm-java2-sdk-5.0-6.0-linux-$arch.tgz. Closes: #462399
174 Thanks to Evgeni Dobrev for the patch.
175 * Fixed spelling error in long description: debian -> Debian.
177 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:48:46 +0100
179 java-package (0.39) unstable; urgency=low
181 * Added support for IBM JDK 6.0 final release.
182 * Updated Standard-Version to 3.7.3.
183 * Updated debhelper level to 5.
185 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:38:34 +0100
187 java-package (0.38) unstable; urgency=low
189 * Mention SUN JDK 6 in REAME.Debian. Closes: #448258.
190 * Fixed typo when creating version number for SUN JDK 6. Closes: #451935.
191 * Fix handling of symlinks for ControlPanel, HtmlConverter and java-rmi.cgi
192 from SUN JDK 6. Closes: #448351.
194 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:03:50 +0100
196 java-package (0.37) unstable; urgency=low
198 * Added libstdc++5 to Recommends of generated package. Closes: #446334.
200 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:45:42 +0200
202 java-package (0.36) unstable; urgency=low
204 * Fixed package description to include more supported JDKs.
205 Closes: #447615, #447617.
207 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:56:52 +0200
209 java-package (0.35) unstable; urgency=low
211 * Use 'date -R' instead of the deprecated '822-date'. Closes: #441229.
212 * Fix generation of .changes file. Closes: #332643.
213 Thanks to Christoph Goehre for the patch.
214 * Add possibility to add a configured revision to the version.
215 Closes: #442246. Thanks to Christoph Goehre again for the patch.
217 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:28:13 +0200
219 java-package (0.34) unstable; urgency=low
221 * Fixed SUN JDK on amd64. Closes: #439221.
223 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:41:54 +0200
225 java-package (0.33) unstable; urgency=low
227 * Fixed postinst scripts for SUN JDK 1.4, 5 and 6. Closes: #435632.
229 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:43:40 +0200
231 java-package (0.32) unstable; urgency=low
233 * Added support for iceweasel. Closes: #433445.
234 * Fix dangling links for SUN Java 5. Closes: #305053.
235 * Depend on libx11-6 and libasound2. Closes: #289004.
236 * Fix building on ia64. Closes: #355465.
238 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:51:31 +0200
240 java-package (0.31) unstable; urgency=low
242 * Reapplied changes from 0.28 to 0.29. Closes: 322843.
244 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:16:14 +0200
246 java-package (0.30) unstable; urgency=low
248 * Added support for SUN JDK 6u2 (and following updates).
249 * Added support for ibm-java2-jre-5.0-5.0-linux-ppc.tgz.
252 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:33:29 +0200
254 java-package (0.29) unstable; urgency=low
256 * Added support for SUN Java 6 and IBM Java 6.
257 Closes: #322843, #402642, #418592, #425508, #430026.
258 * Added myself to Uploaders.
260 -- Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de> Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:40:04 -0100
262 java-package (0.28) unstable; urgency=low
264 * Modified to reflect migration to Subversion
265 * Bumped standards to version 3.7.2, no changes
266 * Corrected test for AMD64 architecture during plug-in detection
267 * Corrected detected version for IBM Java 5 JDK on AMD64 (Closes: #345775)
268 * Repaired alternatives handling for IBM Java 5 JREs and JDKs
270 * Corrected pathing for alternatives installation for Mozilla and
271 Firefox plugins (Closes: #341751)
272 * Relaxed architectural restrictions on plugin alternative
273 installation for IBM Java 5 JREs and JDKs (Closes: #343837)
274 * Added plugin installation for the new packaging of Firefox 1.5 and
275 later (Closes: #341749)
276 * Modified warning suppression for dh_shlibdeps to accommodate
277 changes in dpkg-dev (Closes: #354427)
278 * Added quotes to variable tests for maintainer name and email
280 * Refactored architecture evaluation to eliminate repetition and
281 evaluate DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE correctly for i486-linux-gnu
282 * Removed dependency on 'coreutils | stat' from control file, as
283 the dependency is satisfied within essential (Closes: #370002)
285 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@alltc.com> Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:19:08 -0400
287 java-package (0.27) unstable; urgency=low
289 * Added support for IBM Java2 5.0 JREs and JDKs (Closes: #337129)
290 * Corrected missing alternatives links for all JREs and JDKs
292 * Added conditional wrapping around dh_compress to account for
293 JRE/JDKs that do not ship manpages (Closes: 301738)
294 * Removed java-common from Provides: for JRE and JDK packages.
296 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@bytemason.org> Tue, 08 Nov 2005 12:16:24 -0500
298 java-package (0.26) unstable; urgency=low
300 * Update standards version to 3.6.2
301 * Resolve issues with powerpc-linux support detection (Closes: #317671)
302 * Added support for Blackdown 1.4.2+02 release (Closes: #316831)
303 * Added support for packaging Sun JDK documentation (Closes: #272971)
304 * Modified make-jpkg behavior to default the generated packages'
305 name and email address for the maintainer to Debian Java Maintainers
308 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@bytemason.org> Thu, 18 Aug 2005 00:43:17 -0400
310 java-package (0.25) unstable; urgency=low
312 * Cope with dpkg's new way of expressing architectures (Closes: #313555)
313 * Re-exec with fakeroot if needed (Closes: #310132)
315 -- Jeroen van Wolffelaar <jeroen@wolffelaar.nl> Sun, 10 Jul 2005 18:50:40 +0200
317 java-package (0.24) unstable; urgency=low
319 * Added plugin alternatives support for i386 IBM JREs and JDKs
320 * Corrected pathing for plugin alternatives to reflect difference in
321 layout between JREs and JDKs for Sun and Blackdown (Closes: #305219,
324 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@bytemason.org> Wed, 21 Apr 2005 01:02:03 -0400
326 java-package (0.23.1) experimental; urgency=low
328 * Added architecture-specific pathing for plugin alternatives for
329 Blackdown 1.3 and 1.4 JREs and JDKs
331 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@bytemason.org> Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:03:40 -0500
333 java-package (0.23) unstable; urgency=low
335 * Further expanded 1.3.1 Blackdown JRE/JDK support for i386
336 * Added architecture-specific pathing for plugin alternatives for
337 Sun 1.4 and 1.5 JREs and JDKs (Closes: #301806)
338 * Added recommends for system elements required by applets and
339 graphical user interface elements (Closes: #300817)
340 * Jeroen van Wolffelaar:
341 + Fixed packages description to not have too long lines, and make the 3
344 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@bytemason.org> Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:36:40 -0500
346 java-package (0.22.1) experimental; urgency=low
348 * Corrected IBM and Blackdown JRE/JDK file size specifications
349 * Added support for additional 1.3.1 Blackdown JREs and JDKs for i386,
350 powerpc (Closes: #301092)
351 * Added installation of javaws alternative for Sun 1.5 JREs and JDKs
354 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@bytemason.org> Thu, 24 Mar 2005 13:20:18 -0500
356 java-package (0.22) unstable; urgency=low
358 * Corrected IBM JRE/JDK scripts to accurately reflect the supported
359 IBM JDKs and JREs in the generated SUPPORTED file
361 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@alltc.com> Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:21:53 -0500
363 java-package (0.21) unstable; urgency=low
365 * Enable support for IBM JDKs and JREs for x86, amd64, powerpc,
366 powerpc64, and s390 architectures, based upon a patch by Rico
367 Schiekel (Closes: #264137)
368 * Enable suppport for Blackdown 1.3.1 JDK and JRE for PowerPC
369 architecture. (Closes: #296205)
370 * Update documentation and to reflect current supported JDKs and JREs
372 -- Barry Hawkins <barry@alltc.com> Mon, 14 Mar 2005 03:18:39 -0500
374 java-package (0.20) unstable; urgency=low
376 * Make the postinst & rm for generated packages #!/bin/bash, as we use
377 bash-specific features (Closes: #292179)
378 * Drop the df output parsing, use '/usr/bin/stat' instead (Closes: #293487,
380 * Drop the now obsolete peer stuff from the source package
381 * Change priorities, 313 for 1.3, 314 for 1.4, etc (Closes: #292451)
382 * Don't dh_strip, fiddling with upstream's binaries apparantly breaks stuff
385 -- Jeroen van Wolffelaar <jeroen@wolffelaar.nl> Tue, 08 Feb 2005 15:04:51 +0100
387 java-package (0.19) unstable; urgency=low
389 The "Joshua Kwan <joshk@debian.org> rocks!" release.
392 * Unclutter Debian build system and rework package slightly so that
393 *debian packages are not needed anymore. The necessary files will be
394 included in the generated packages. (Closes: #291145, #289245, #284779)
395 * Add support for Blackdown 1.4.2+01 build. (Closes: #285405)
396 * Fix support for Sun 1.5.0 amd64 builds due to typo. (Closes: #290879)
397 * Mozilla browser plugin name changed in 1.4.2 versions. Detect and correct.
399 * Use --block-size=1M instead of -BM. (Closes: #289005, #291161)
400 * Disable support for Sun JDK 1.3 due to its dependencies on libraries
401 that are simply not available anymore. (Closes: #272972)
402 * Fix up short description a little bit.
403 * Bump Standards-Version to 3.6.1 (no changes)
404 * Be a bit more conservative with the real-root test.
405 * Remove last j2se-package references.
406 * Change Suggests on fakeroot to a Depends because it is worthless both
407 as real root and as a normal user without fakeroot.
409 Jeroen van Wolffelaar:
410 * Use DEBFULLNAME, DEBNAME and DEBEMAIL if available, and don't ask for
411 those values in that case. (Closes: #279653)
412 * Updated documentation regarding dropped Sun 1.3 support
413 * Work around multiline df output caused by long device names
415 * Add Replaces: for the generated packages on their *debian counterparts
417 -- Jeroen van Wolffelaar <jeroen@wolffelaar.nl> Tue, 25 Jan 2005 00:05:06 +0100
419 java-package (0.18) unstable; urgency=low
421 * Added myself to Uploaders
422 * Fix security hole (inscure temp file creation) plus lots of needless I/O
423 in free disk checking function
424 * Added support for Sun's JDK/JRE 1.5 patch levels, based on a patch by
425 Peter Marschall <peter@adpm.de> (Closes: #286718, #287857)
426 * Bail out if running as real root (works around the evil parts of Sun's
427 install script that unconditionally writes to /etc, see #266273, #280707)
428 * Fix typo in j2re.sh that apparantly with some versions of
429 bash/dpkg/whatever cause package build failure (Closes: #281780, #282902)
430 * Reduce minimum expected size a bit Sun's 1.5.0 amd64 package, it was set
431 too high (Closes: #284033)
432 * Substitute package version number at build time in the make-jpkg
433 executable (Closes: #282221)
434 * Added a README.Debian explaining the existance of make-jpkg and what
435 binary packages are supported and where to get them. Thanks Thijs
436 Kinkhorst for the draft (Closes: #283362)
437 * Added automatically-generated file SUPPORTED that lists all binary
438 filenames that are supported, thanks Alex Owen <owen@cus.org.uk> for the
439 idea (Closes: #275296)
441 -- Jeroen van Wolffelaar <jeroen@wolffelaar.nl> Mon, 3 Jan 2005 18:47:47 +0100
443 java-package (0.17) unstable; urgency=low
445 * added a patch for detecting the architecture (Closes: #274844,
446 #270949, #271846). This patch should also close this one (Closes:
449 -- Arnaud Vandyck <avdyk@debian.org> Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:28:38 +0100
451 java-package (0.16) unstable; urgency=low
453 * added myself as an uploader.
454 * Carlos already closed the support for 1.5 request but it seems he did
455 not upload the package (Closes: #277088).
457 -- Arnaud Vandyck <avdyk@debian.org> Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:38:44 +0100
459 java-package (0.15) unstable; urgency=low
461 * lib/sun-j2re.sh: Added support for JRE 1.5.0 (aka "Java 5.0").
462 * lib/sun-j2sdk.sh: Added support for Java SDK 1.5.0.
464 -- Carlos Laviola <claviola@debian.org> Mon, 11 Oct 2004 21:08:59 -0300
466 java-package (0.14) unstable; urgency=low
468 * debian/control: Commented out the lines that generate the Debian-specific
469 packages, thus making alternatives available.
470 - Also made all of the generated packages depend on their Debian-specific
471 counterparts by default. (Closes: #266671)
473 -- Carlos Laviola <claviola@debian.org> Mon, 13 Sep 2004 03:38:31 -0300
475 java-package (0.13) unstable; urgency=low
477 * References to j2se-package are gone. (Closes: #267642)
478 * Added support for Blackdown Java 1.4.2 RC1 JRE/SDK. (Closes: #267643)
480 -- Carlos Laviola <claviola@debian.org> Mon, 13 Sep 2004 03:17:54 -0300
482 java-package (0.12) unstable; urgency=low
484 * remove to contrib because this package depend on non-free J2SE.
486 -- Takashi Okamoto <tora@debian.org> Tue, 3 Aug 2004 00:37:13 +0900
488 java-package (0.11) unstable; urgency=low
490 * change package name java-package and the command build package is
493 -- Takashi Okamoto <tora@debian.org> Sat, 31 Jul 2004 15:07:36 +0900
495 java-package (0.10) unstable; urgency=low
497 * change package name mpkg-j2se.
498 * not use *-j2[re|sdk]debian package. Instead of this, add package
499 dependency to generated package. This reduce the installation for
501 * SUN's jdk1.5 beta2 support.
503 -- Takashi Okamoto <tora@debian.org> Sun, 18 Jul 2004 13:53:36 +0900
505 java-package (0.9) unstable; urgency=low
507 * more generic support for j2re1.3.1/j2sdk1.3.1 from SUN.
509 * add alternative for jarsigner (in j2sdk1.4 and j2sdk1.5 from SUN).
511 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Sun, 23 May 2004 23:35:14 +0200
513 java-package (0.8) unstable; urgency=low
515 * java plugin: support for mozilla-firefox.
517 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Tue, 4 May 2004 22:39:39 +0200
519 java-package (0.7) unstable; urgency=low
521 * Optionally create .changes file.
523 * Add command line options: --help, --version, --full-name,
526 * Add environment variables: J2SE_PACKAGE_FULL_NAME,
529 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Sat, 27 Mar 2004 23:01:08 +0100
531 java-package (0.6) unstable; urgency=low
533 * More generic support for Java2 1.4.2 from SUN.
535 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Thu, 11 Mar 2004 20:39:51 +0100
537 java-package (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
539 * NEW: build Blackdown J2RE 1.4.1 (gcc-2.95) and J2SDK 1.4.1 (gcc-2.95).
541 * NEW: support for SUN J2RE 1.5.0 beta, SUN J2SDK 1.5.0 beta.
543 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Sat, 7 Feb 2004 21:57:09 +0100
545 java-package (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
547 * Added support for: SUN J2RE 1.4.2_03, SUN J2SDK 1.4.2_03
549 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Thu, 15 Jan 2004 22:27:52 +0100
551 java-package (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
553 * Added support for: Blackdown J2RE 1.3, 1.4, J2SDK 1.3, 1.4
555 * Removed usage of "du --apparent-size". This should fix a problem
558 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Sun, 9 Nov 2003 21:13:38 +0100
560 java-package (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
562 * Added support for: Sun J2RE 1.3, Sun J2SDK 1.3, Sun J2SDK 1.4
564 * Moved peer packages into this source package.
566 -- Hubert Schmid <ude2@z42.de> Thu, 30 Oct 2003 00:10:01 +0100
568 java-package (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
572 -- Hubert Schmid <j2se-package@z42.de> Sun, 26 Oct 2003 20:06:57 +0100