[Debichem-devel] Bug#1011534: Bug#1011534: opsin: FTBFS with OpenJDK 17 due to new javadoc layout

[Andrius Merkys]

Hello,

On 2022-05-24 20:08, Emmanuel Bourg wrote:
> opsin fails to build with OpenJDK 17 because the dh_installdocs override
> in debian/rules attempts to replace the embedded copy of jQuery, but the
> layout of the javadoc has changed:
> 
>   dh_installdocs
>   ln -fs /usr/share/javascript/jquery/jquery.js /<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/libopsin-java-doc/usr/share/doc/libopsin-java/api/jquery/external/jquery/jquery.js
>   ln: failed to create symbolic link '/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/debian/libopsin-java-doc/usr/share/doc/libopsin-java/api/jquery/external/jquery/jquery.js': No such file or directory
>   make[1]: *** [debian/rules:17: override_dh_installdocs] Error 1
> 
> The javadoc packages are rarely used (the popcon of libopsin-java-doc has
> never exceeded 5 in 10 years) and they induce a maintenance burden,
> I strongly recommend removing this package.

I will check if I can easily accommodate the layout changes between
different OpenJDK versions. Otherwise dropping javadoc package is indeed
the easy way out for this issue.

Best,
Andrius