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Bug#766704: Bug#766704: openjdk-7: don't create /etc/.java

To: Christoph Anton Mitterer <calestyo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, 766704@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: Matthias Klose <doko@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 05:24:14 +0100
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Am 25.10.2014 um 03:05 schrieb Christoph Anton Mitterer:
> Source: openjdk-7
> Version: 7u71-2.5.3-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hi.
> 
> The OpenJDKs (not only 7, but also 6 and 8) seem to create
> /etc/.java/ during installation/upgrade.
> 
> There is already an /etc/java and it's really bad style
> to put any dot-directories into /etc.
> 
> Is there any need for doing this an can't this be changed
> to use /etc/java ?

Sure, please provide a patch, get it accepted upstream, and then into Debian.

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Bug#766704: openjdk-7: don't create /etc/.java
From: Christoph Anton Mitterer, 2014-10-25