Bug#337270: tomcat5: Suggest java-gcj-compat-dev

[David N. Welton]

Wolfgang Baer wrote:
> David N. Welton wrote:
> 
>> Package: tomcat5
>> Version: 5.0.30-7
>> Severity: minor
>>
>>
>> Tomcat ought to suggest java-gcj-compat-dev so that it actually runs when
>> you install it.  As it was, I had to read the /etc/default/tomcat5
>> file to
>> find the correct packages to install.
> 
> 
> Hi David,
> 
> please explain why tomcat5 should suggest java-gcj-compat-dev. It already
> (conditional) depends on it. The current depends line is enough to get a
> working tomcat5 IMHO. It either pulls kaffe or java-gcj-compat-dev in.
> During startup it will pickup the first available on the path.

Hrm... then something else isn't right, because it was not starting.
When I installed java-gcj-compat-dev, it started functioning correctly.

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