Bug#585679: libscilab-java: should, but does not, install /usr/lib/scilab/libjavasci

[Sylvestre Ledru]

Le samedi 12 juin 2010 à 17:57 -0700, Jorge Moraleda a écrit :
> Package: libscilab-java
> Version: 5.2.2-1
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> libjavasci is not installed by this package, but it is required for the package to provide the desired functionality. In particular to invoke scilab from java. Currently java programs trying to invoke scilab fail with: 
> The native library javasci does not exist or cannot be found.
> java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: no javasci in java.library.path
> 	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:1681)
> 	at java.lang.Runtime.loadLibrary0(Runtime.java:840)
> 	at java.lang.System.loadLibrary(System.java:1047)
> 	at javasci.Scilab.<clinit>(Unknown Source)
As said in Scilab documentation, you have to provide the path to javasci
in the java.library.path.
This path is /usr/lib/scilab/

-Djava.library.path=/usr/lib/scilab/
should do it.

Sylvestre