Bug#458001: groovy should depend on a Java6 runtime environment

[Eric Lavarde]

Hi,

Actually, unless Groovy 1.5 really needs Java 6 features (which I would 
tend to doubt), the maintainer should compile the package with Java 1.5 
or even 1.4, so that it works with all "Javas".

As a side note, Java 1.4 is still state of the art on many non-x86 
platforms.

Eric

Christian Hammers wrote:
> Package: groovy
> Version: 1.5.0-1
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> Hello
> 
> Groovy now needs Java6 and else just prints "invalid jar file format".
> Isn't it possible to depend on a virtual package like "java-virtual-machine-6"
> instead of "java-virtual-machine" to remind the user that java5 is
> no longer state of the art? Sadly Debian seems not to have an automated
> upgrade to the Java6 packages.
> 
> bye,
> 
> -christian-

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