2916 – mozilla depends on virtual/jre, but could use virtual/jdk

Bug 2916 - mozilla depends on virtual/jre, but could use virtual/jdk

Summary: mozilla depends on virtual/jre, but could use virtual/jdk

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Nicholas Jones (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2002-05-22 09:18 UTC by Alex Walker
Modified:	2003-02-04 19:42 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Alex Walker 2002-05-22 09:18:16 UTC

The JDK provides the JRE, so mozilla can use that JRE, instead of needing a
separate install.

Whether this means changing mozilla to depend on either, or changing virtual/jdk
to providing virtual/jre or changing each JDK package, I don't know.

Comment 1 Karl Trygve Kalleberg (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-05-23 12:43:26 UTC

This is a limitation in Portage. Will hopefully be addressed soon.

Comment 2 Karl Trygve Kalleberg (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-06-24 18:24:17 UTC

Once we can conditionally depend on the JRE | JDK, this will get addressed.

Comment 3 Marc Doughty 2002-11-29 11:57:55 UTC

I'm pretty new, but I see no reason why JDK can't provide both virtual/JDK and
virtual/JRE. There are other packages that provide more than one service, no?
Another thing I just thought of, why not include a dependence on a 'dummy' JRE
in JDK that points at the JDK's own JRE?

Comment 4 Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-12-02 05:45:16 UTC

All the jdk ebuilds PROVIDE 'virtual/jre', so if you want to use a jdk,
just merge it before mozilla.  Closing this one.