[pkg-db-devel] Bug#670664: libdb5.1-java: Recommends libdb5.1-java-gcj even if gcj is not installed

[Jean-Christophe Dubacq]

Package: libdb5.1-java
Version: 5.1.29-1
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,
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   * What led up to the situation?

I installed libreoffice. I do have java installed (openjdk-7, I think).

   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?

Just that.

   * What was the outcome of this action?

This package pulled libdb5.1-java-gcj and some other gcj packages. This
is completely superfluous. I understand that this is just a recommendation,
but for something as common as libreoffice to pull gcj packages, this is
a bit too much when another java package is there.

   * What outcome did you expect instead?

Suggesting the compiled version of libdb5.1-java for gcj instead of
recommending it.

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-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (100, 'unstable'), (50, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages libdb5.1-java depends on:
ii  libc6              2.13-30
ii  libdb5.1           5.1.29-1
ii  multiarch-support  2.13-30

Versions of packages libdb5.1-java recommends:
pn  libdb5.1-java-gcj  <none>

libdb5.1-java suggests no packages.

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