Package: scilab-full-bin Version: 5.3.3-10 Severity: wishlist
The package 'scilab-full-bin' has as Java dependency strictly 'default-jre', which in Wheezy point to openjdk-6-jre. This requires that I need to install 'openjdk-6' to use scilab on my machine where I have installed only 'openjdk-7' and I run properly many Java-based applications as 'libreoffice' or 'pdfsam'. In Wheezy, other Java-based applications have less strict Java dependency, for example 'pdfsam' has as Java dependency openjdk-6-jre or java2-runtime, a virtual package provided by default-jre, gcj-4.6-jre, gcj-4.7-jre, gcj-jre, openjdk-6-jre, openjdk-7-jre. libreoffice-base has as Java dependencies a wide range of options, included java5-runtime, a virtual package provided by default-jre, gcj-4.6-jre, gcj-4.7-jre, gcj-jre, openjdk-6-jre, openjdk-7-jre. I propose, if possible (I do not know if the policy of versions in 'stable' allow this), a new version of scilab-full-bin in Wheezy what incorporate as Java dependency option java5-runtime or java6-runtime (or perhaps java2-runtime). Thanks!
