Re: RFC: Soname in rpm name

[Jeff Johnson <n3npq nc rr com>]

Nicolas Mailhot wrote:

> Le lundi 24 janvier 2005 à 07:33 -0500, Jeff Johnson a écrit :
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>  
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> > But I'm sure the java heads will break *.rpm packaging with --relocate for
> > their *.jar files if/when they discover --relocate. Again <shrug>, 
> > there's invariably
> > something along the lines of "Don't do that." that can be devised.
> >    
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> Actually java is so bad at searching jars they'll be the last thing
> anyone wants to relocate. Too many hardcoded classpathes everywhere...
>  

So I hear. What's sad is that "hardcoded classpaths" is exactly what rpm 
(and packaging)
might help rationalize, mapping the classpath mechanism into package 
dependencies.

rpm will get to java dependencies some day. I'm not gonna hold my 
breath, though, because
java culture is so vastly different than other coding, and the java 
heads seem to wish to exist
separate-but-equal until they get around to writing a kernel in java 
that runs everywhere.

73 de Jeff