Bug#395400: java-package: please Provides: jar for the sdk packages

[Jon Dowland]

On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 08:02:34AM +0100, Marcus Better
wrote:
> You said it was a build-dep. 

Yes.

> There is nothing wrong with forcing a user to install
> fastjar in order to build the package. 

I rather disagree: it's a disservice to our user's to force
them to do anything, if it isn't necessary.

> Please close this bug, and don't introduce an unnecessary
> virtual package.

I'm not sure who this is aimed at, but I won't close it
until I've heard some reasons why the virtual package would
be a bad thing.


-- 
Jon Dowland
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