Name change proposal for rmic, rmiregistry and jar

Sat Jun 19 20:35:00 GMT 2004

Hi,
I propose that we rename rmic to grmic, rmiregistry to grmiregistry and
jar (back to?) to fastjar.
Currently, these tools' names conflict with jpackage.org packaging
conventions, which dictate that /usr/bin/rmic, /usr/bin/rmiregistry and
/usr/bin/jar must be alternatives-managed symlinks.
Likely some people are relying on the names of these gcj-installed
tools. Packagers will have to create symlinks if they want to provide a
smooth transition to the new names.
Any objections?
Tom