Bug#480794: setting package to eclipse-efj eclipse-jdt eclipse-platform libswt3.2-gtk-jni eclipse-sdk eclipse-rcp eclipse-source eclipse-rcp-gcj libswt3.2-gtk-gcj eclipse eclipse-gcj libswt3.2-gtk-java eclipse-platform-gcj eclipse-pde-gcj eclipse-jdt-gcj eclipse-pde ...

[Michael Koch]

On Mon, Jun 09, 2008 at 02:49:31PM +0200, Mike Hommey wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 07, 2008 at 09:32:42AM +0200, Michael Koch <konqueror at gmx.de> wrote:
> > # Automatically generated email from bts, devscripts version 2.10.29
> > #
> > # eclipse (3.2.2-7) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
> > #
> > #  * Build-Depends on iceape-dev instead of libxul-dev for Debian.
> > #    Closes: #480794
> 
> Does this actually work ? IIRC, eclipse needs mozilla for a html display
> engine, not to create a plugin or a xpcom component... Technically, you
> should be depending on xulrunner-dev, but then, the code would need updates.
> I can help there, if necessary.
> A long time ago, there were plans to use JavaXPCOM from eclipse, to embed
> mozilla, do you know where that effort went ?

This actually worked after editing a patch to use iceape-* modules from
pkg-config instead of xulrunner-* modules. I can see websites in
Eclipse, like www.google.com. Worked like a charm.

I will upload that probably tomorrow or sunday.


Cheers,

Michael