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eclipse-platform installs jdt

Asked by Quin Eirik

Inconsistency of infomation. `apt-cache show eclipse-platform' say it does _not_ install jdt, while it also states it _replaces_ jdt and the description states it does _not_ install jdt.

`apt-get install eclipse-platform' _does_ install jdt.

What am I missing here?

$ apt-cache show eclipse-platform =>
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...

Replaces: eclipse-jdt (<< 3.5.1+repack~3), eclipse-platform-common, eclipse-platform-gcj, eclipse-source (<= 3.1.1-3), libeclipse-jni
...
Suggests: eclipse-jdt
...
Description-en: Eclipse platform without development plug-ins
 The Eclipse Platform is an open and extensible platform for anything and yet
 nothing in particular. It provides a foundation for constructing and running
 integrated software-development tools. The Eclipse Platform allows tool
 builders to independently develop tools that integrate with other people's
 tools so seamlessly you can't tell where one tool ends and another starts.
 .
 This package provides the Eclipse Platform and is the base for all Eclipse
 development plug-ins, but it does not include any. These are available in
 different packages, for example:
 .
  * eclipse-jdt Java Development Tools
  * eclipse-pde Plug-in Development Tools
  * eclipse-cdt C/C++ Development Tools
...
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$ sudo apt-get install eclipse-platform =>
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...
The following extra packages will be installed:
  aspectj eclipse-jdt eclipse-pde eclipse-platform-data eclipse-rcp ....
Suggested packages:
  eclipse junit-doc ...
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  aspectj eclipse-jdt eclipse-pde eclipse-platform ...
...
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Bhawani Singh (bhawanisingh) said : 		#1

it says it replaces eclipse-jdt "Replaces: eclipse-jdt (<< 3.5.1+repack~3)"

it suggest you to install eclipse-jdt instead of eclipse (only if you want to develop java apps nothing else)

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Quin Eirik (morpfh) said : 		#2

But it still say "I do not install eclipse-jdt" - but it does.

From description of `apt-cache show'
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 This package provides the Eclipse Platform and is the base for all Eclipse
 development plug-ins, but it does not include any. These are available in <---- " ... but it does not include any ..."
 different packages, for example:
 .
  * eclipse-jdt Java Development Tools
  * eclipse-pde Plug-in Development Tools
  * eclipse-cdt C/C++ Development Tools
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Best Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#3

The case is a bit tricky:

"eclipse-platform Replaces: eclipse-jdt (<< 3.5.1+repack~3)"
Means that it replaces all versions of eclipse-jdt lower than 3.5.1...

eclipse-platform recommends eclipse-pde
and eclipse-pde in turn depens on eclipse-jdt

So if you install eclipse-platform including its recommenden packages, you will also get eclipse-jdt

If you try
apt-get install eclipse-platform --no-install-recommends
you should see that eclipse-jdt does not get installed.

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Quin Eirik (morpfh) said : 		#4

Thanks Manfred Hampl, that solved my question.