[fedora-java] Secondary review of a Java package

[Alexander Kurtakov]

> On 08/09/2010 10:11 PM, Göran Uddeborg wrote:
> > Andrew Overholt:
> >> I recommend looking at the Fedora Java packaging guidelines (you
> > 
> >> probably already did this):
> > Yes.  I learned how to do the wrapper script using jpackage utilites
> > from that page, for example.  Though it was a while ago, and there has
> > been a number of changes to my package, so I reviewed the page again
> > now.
> > 
> >> - do you really want the gcj stuff?
> > 
> > Well, that is a good example where I would appreciate advice from
> > someone more experienced in Java packaging.
> > 
> > Originally I didn't have any GCJ support.  I didn't see any need.  But
> > then David pointed out that
> > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/GCJGuidelines says that
> > 
> >   GCJ AOT bits SHOULD be built and included in packages.
> > 
> > "SHOULD" (assuming RFC 2119 interpretation) is pretty strong.  So I
> > followed the instructions on the page and added the support.
> > 
> > But then in comment 20
> > (https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=985#c20) Chen Lei says
> > that many Java packages have dropped GCJ support.  And now you ask if
> > I want it.
> > 
> > I get the impression that the Wiki doesn't really reflect current
> > practice.  Is that a correct understanding?  Is GCJ support to be
> > considered optional nowdays, or maybe even deprecated?
> 
> It's not yet officially deprecated.  We argued a lot about that
> wording, and came up with what you see.  Perhaps the best way to put
> it is "nice to have, but not compulsory."  The situation is changing
> continuously, with Power PC no longer a pimary architecture, but ARM
> increasing importance.
> 
> The sensible rule everyone seems to use is that if adding gcj support
> doesn't require much effort, add it.  If not, don't.
> 
> Andrew.

As gcj is at 1.5 JVM level there is no point in having gcj support for 
packages that require Java 1.6. 

Alex

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