Bug#873255: FTBFS with Java 9: equivalence build system

[Chris West]

Source: slashtime
Version: 0.5.13
Severity: normal
User: debian-java at lists.debian.org
Usertags: default-java9
Tags: patch

This package fails to build with default-jdk pointing to openjdk-9-jdk.
The wiki has some common problems and their solutions:
https://wiki.debian.org/Java/Java9Pitfalls

As mentoned on the wiki, this is caused by the equivalence build system.
I have sent upstream a patch, which should apply for us too:
https://github.com/afcowie/slashtime/pull/1

Build log:

Check Java virtual machines:
 - System java VM                  can't parse version

Select compiler:                   javac
Select runtime:                    failed



Cheers,
Chris.