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Debian Java FAQ.
Chapter 5 Java-related programs


5.1 What Java related programs are available in Debian?


5.1.1 Debian 1.3.1 'bo'


5.1.2 Debian 2.0 'hamm'


5.1.3 Debian 2.1 'slink'


5.1.3.1 I've installed the latest jde package...what I have to do to let Emacs enter jde-mode automatically when loading a Java source file?

As explained in /usr/doc/jde/README.Debian, all that is required is putting (require 'jde) into your ~/.emacs file.

Note that other add-on packages to Emacs are not enabled by default either, e.g., AucTeX.


5.1.4 Debian 2.2 'potato'

Also many editors (jed, elvis, vim, emacs, fte, xcoral,zed ....) have support for Java syntax.


5.1.5 Does swing based programs work?

Swing does work and can be installed, please note that 1.2 and 1.3 jvms include swing, otherwise you need to download it for your particular jvm. See later on Making swing work in Debian, Section 8.2 how to make it work.


5.1.6 Is there a a free javadoc implementation?

You might take a look at http://www.zib.de/Visual/software/doc++/, it is package for Debian, in packages doc++ and doc++-doc (documentation).


5.2 Making packages for Java progams.


5.2.1 Can the package go to main?

Since there is not yet a free Java environment in Debian, the dependance on any package to JDK avoids any Java program to be in main even if it uses a free license, the program should be moved to contrib. But if you can sucessfully demonstrate that your program can compile and work with free tools it can be moved to main.


5.2.2 What virtual packages could I use?


5.3 Installer packages


5.3.1 What Java programs have an installer?


5.3.2 What Java programs could I develop an installer to?


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Debian Java FAQ.
1.0 2 August 2001Thu, 7 Dec 2000 19:10:13 +0100
Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña jfs@computer.org