Re: amd64 and sun-java6-jdk

2008-06-13 Thread Anooshiravan Merat
with all due respect, and bearing in mind that I don't use backports, this really looks more like a mistake or transition in the backports packages. Anooshiravan Merat -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: amd64 and sun-java6-jdk

2008-05-30 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 10:57:27AM +1000, Tony Maher wrote: > Hello Andrew, > > yes i think it is a (minor) bug but being new to debian was unsure > about correct place to report bug. I'm not sure about backport bugs, but probably the place to report it is in the debian bug tracking system. It's

Re: Re: amd64 and sun-java6-jdk

2008-05-29 Thread Tony Maher
Hello Andrew, yes i think it is a (minor) bug but being new to debian was unsure about correct place to report bug. We have found java1.5 is ok and sufficient for our needs. cheers --

Re: amd64 and sun-java6-jdk

2008-05-29 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 02:35:29AM +, Walt L. Williams wrote: ... > > I kind of got the impression while working to load these that Debian > offer these Sun Java packages so they can say they offer them but > try to discourage people from using what they consider propietory > software by

Re: amd64 and sun-java6-jdk

2008-05-28 Thread Walt L. Williams
Greetings fellow Debianite I just got them installed on my system. These backports (presuming you are using Etch) are sort of odd in their install in that three or four of the packages depend on one or both of the other packages being installed first. Meaning its a vicious circle and a LOT of h