[fedora-java] Re: jpackage.org and FC4

[Ian Pilcher]

Gary Benson wrote:
> Yes, if you want to use JREs and SDKs other than the one we ship.
> And also yes if you want to use Java applications other than the
> ones we ship.
> 
> However, FC4 users should be careful about upgrading packages when
> such an upgrade would result in a Fedora package being replaced with
> a JPackage one.  Doing this will in many cases cause you to lose
> performance and/or function when using our JRE.
> 
> In short, update from JPackage's yum repository at your peril.

And therein lies a problem.  As you say, there are valid reasons for
using JPackage RPMs on Fedora Core 4, but doing so is "perilous".

It would be a very good thing, IMNSHO, if the Fedora Java folks and the
JPackage folks could develop some sort of co-existance strategy.

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Ian Pilcher                                        i.pilcher at comcast.net
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