java-package
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-This package can be used to install various non-free external Java packages
-under Debian.
+This package can be used to build Debian packages for various non-free external Java binary distributions.
-It includes the 'make-jpkg' command to do this, see 'man make-jpkg' for more
-information about generating java packages.
+Please note that Debian recommends the use of openjdk-6-jdk/openjdk-6-jre
+or openjdk-7-jdk/openjdk-7-jre.
-Supported packages currently include:
+It includes the 'make-jpkg' command to do this, see 'man make-jpkg' for more
+information about building java packages.
- * Oracle :
- - 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
+Typical usage consists in
+- downloading one of the java binary archive listed below
+- invoking make-jpkg to build a Debian package from the downloaded archive
+- installing the generated package
- Download:
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads
-
- (Choose tar.gz archives, i586 or amd64, do _not_ choose the RPM!)
+Supported java binary distributions currently include:
+ * Oracle (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads) :
+ - The J2SE Development Kit (JDK), version 6 and 7
+ - The J2SE Runtime Environment (JRE), version 6 and 7
+ - The J2SE API Javadoc, version 6 and 7
+ (Choose tar.gz archives or self-extracting archives, do _not_ choose the RPM!)
All other previously supported jvm (Blackdown, IBM, ..) have been removed and
-will only be added back on users demand
+will only be added back on users demand.
-- Cédric Pineau <cedric.pineau@gmail.com> Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:42:13 +0100