Bug#959766: libnetty-java: Please package all class files within netty-all.jar

[Olek Wojnar]

Package: libnetty-java
Severity: important

Dear Maintainer,

The netty-all.jar package currently differs from upstream in that it does not
contain any class files. I understand that there is a Maven-based dependency
system that attempts to pull in classes from the other jar files, but this
does not work reliably. Specifically, when using the Bazel Build system, the
dependencies are not pulled in and builds fail.

I submit that users expect the package to work in Debian the way it works
upstream [1] and having it work differently, without even a README.Debian, is
confusing for most users (who don't think to look at lintian overrides).

I'm happy to discuss our concerns further or answer any questions you may
have. Thanks in advance for your consideration!

-Olek

[1] https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/io.netty/netty-all/4.1.49.Final