Bug 923270

Summary:	Tracking bug for packages installing JAR files into wrong directories
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk>
Component:	distribution	Assignee:	Bill Nottingham <notting>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Bill Nottingham <notting>
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Version:	rawhide	CC:	dennis, rvokal
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Last Closed:	2013-03-19 15:55:46 UTC	Type:	Bug
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Bug Depends On:	923273, 923274, 923275, 923276, 923277, 923278, 923279, 923280, 923281, 923282, 923283, 923284, 923286, 923287, 923288, 923289, 923291, 923292, 923293, 923294, 923295, 923296, 923297, 923298, 923299, 923300, 923301, 923302, 923303, 923304, 923305, 923306, 923307, 923308, 923309, 923310, 923311, 923312, 923313, 923314, 923315, 923316, 923317, 923318, 923319, 923320, 923321, 923322, 923323, 923324, 923325, 923326, 923327, 923328, 923329, 923330, 923331
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Description Mikolaj Izdebski 2013-03-19 15:25:40 UTC

Description of problem:
This is a bug for tracking packages that violate Java packaging guidelines[1]
by installing JAR files into non-standard directories.

According to Java packaging guidelines[1] all architecture-independent
JAR files MUST go into %{_javadir} or a Java-version specific
directory %{_javadir}-* as appropriate and JAR files using JNI or
containing JNI shared objects themselves MUST be placed in %{_jnidir}.

If JAR were put into some non-standard directory for technical reasons
then these JARs should be moved to proper locations (as described in the
guidelines[1]) and symbolic links can be placed in the previous location.

Additional info:
[1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Java
[2] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines

Comment 1 Mikolaj Izdebski 2013-03-19 15:55:46 UTC

I was aware that separate Eclipse guideline existed, but I was not aware that it was part of the official packaging guideline.

Eclipse guideline says packages "should" install JARs into Eclipse-specific directories, but Java packaging guidelines says that these JARs must be installed into other directories. This is a conflict.

Now I believe that this conflict should be solved using "lex specialis derogat legi generali" rule, which puts Eclipse guideline before Java guideline.