[04:33] <the_darkside_986> Installing NetBeans has messed up my sun-java6-* installations by replacing things with openjdk. How do I "purify" my installation and still keep NetBeans?
[04:34] <the_darkside_986> for example, the java interpreter was replaced by openjdk, which fails miserably trying to run my NetBeans project outside of Netbeans.
[04:34] <persia> the_darkside_986: I seem to remember some issue with NetBeans and sun-java6-*.  I think there was a newer library in OpenJDK that was required (but don't remember the details).
[04:35] <persia> You might be able to fake it by adjusting the dependencies, but no guarantees it will work.
[04:36] <the_darkside_986> that is odd. right now I am reinstalling sun-java6-bin in hopes that the correct java binary executable will be replaced.
[04:37]  * persia thought update-alternatives would be an easier path
[04:40] <the_darkside_986> ?
[04:41] <the_darkside_986> it is still using the wrong executable.
[04:43] <the_darkside_986> still i don't see how NetBeans is successfully running this. The correct java must be on the system somewhere.
[04:46] <the_darkside_986> ok I found it under /usr/lib/jvm/sun-whatever, but i am afraid to overwrite the openjdk symlink with the "correct" one. is it safe to do that? i mean netbeans has been using Sun's so...
[07:01] <dholbach> good morning
[07:11] <man-di> dholbach: moin, I hope it was okay to keep you on CC for now
[07:11] <dholbach> man-di: sure
[07:13] <man-di> dholbach: you dont know where doko is lost? I need an upload from him.
[07:14] <dholbach> man-di: I hope Benjamin won't back off from the challenges of Java packaging :-)
[07:14] <dholbach> man-di: he's in Canada for one reason or the other (forgot)
[07:14] <dholbach> man-di: what kind of upload is it?
[07:14] <man-di> dholbach: do you know what knowledge he has of packaging? did i put too hard stuff into the mail?
[07:15] <man-di> gcc-defaults upload to Debian to make classpath work again
[07:15] <dholbach> man-di: as far as I can see he's very keen, but doesn't have years of packaging experience - he doesn't seem afraid to figure things out
[07:15] <dholbach> studies CS in Berlin
[07:16] <dholbach> man-di: sorry, I can't help you with gcc-defaults upload :-/
[07:16] <dholbach> man-di: I reckon doko might be up in just a few hours
[07:16] <man-di> I know
[07:17] <man-di> dholbach: so far all people that wanted to provide help vanished when hitting the first problem
[07:17] <man-di> dholbach: and most people just like to complain instead of doing help
[07:18] <man-di> dholbach: see launchpad eclipse bug reports
[07:18] <dholbach> man-di: I'll push him to ask his questions here
[07:18] <dholbach> he figured out some other packaging problems before
[07:18] <man-di> dholbach: better in #debian-java on irc.debian.org
[11:51] <robilad> dholbach: thanks!
[11:52] <robilad> man-di: thanks for the feedback, I agree that we need a single mapping
[11:56] <man-di> robilad: the final packages dont need to be the same, but the way to map is the same
[11:56] <man-di> robilad: different distros have different package name policies
[11:58] <robilad> yeah
[11:58] <robilad> that's why I think dholbach's java packaging wiki etc. could be a useful start. with tinuviel's tracking information, etc.
[12:53] <man-di> java packaging wiki? tinuviel's tracking information?