Re: separate .zip for some 'external' packages (was: Re: Next release criteria)

[Brian Jones]

Arnaud Vandyck <address@hidden> writes:

> Brian Jones <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Outstanding tasks before releasing Classpath 0.06.
> [...]
> > * Update classpathx jaxp, potentially create a separate .zip for
> > these classes as suggested on the classpathx list
> [...]
> 
> Hi Brian, Hi all classpath developpers (and users),
> 
> Yes, I suggested classpath to split some packages so I can package
> them for Debian, but I don't know if it's a good thing and I want to
> explain my ideas.
> 
> My first intention was to package gnujaxp for Debian because on my G3,
> I only have a 1.3 version of the jdk and I'd like to try
> gnujaxp. After that, I noticed that there is no jdbc extension nor jta
> in jdk1.3. So, I'd like to have these packages in Debian so I can use
> free reference api.
> 
> These api are in classpath, but they are 'embeded' (except gnujaxp) in
> classpath and not available as separate parts. It's the same problem
> with 'swing'.
> 
> There are different propositions regarding this situation:
> 
> 1° Leave this as it is now. Because maybe it's not a good idea to have
>    to deal with jar files as (I mean 'alors que' in french, sorry!) we
>    can have the whole classes in one single zip and do not carre about
>    'CLASSPATH' (the environment variable :-) )!
> 
> 2° Separate the classpath project with classpath (core), and
>    classpath-x (extensions) (jta, jdbc extension, xml, servlet and
>    jsp, swing, etc.). And each new release of classpath is a
>    combinaison of the core and the extensions (as in the jdk/jre). In
>    that case, if someone only want free-swing, he can just pick the
>    'free-swing.jar' file and that's all. So extensions can have a
>    different release cycle than THE classpath project.
> 
> I'm sorry to respond with this delay and with this poor english. I
> hope everyone understand what I meant. I do not know if a split of the
> project is desirable? possible? technically complicated? enoy people?
> or else. Let me know.
> 
> Thank you for your time and attention,

Thanks for the email.  Definitely easier to do nothing than to do
something.

Brian
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Brian Jones <address@hidden>