Bug#822781: libpdfbox-java: Command line tools missing / java -jar pdfbox.jar not working

[Peter Van Biesen]

Package: libpdfbox-java
Version: 1:1.8.11+dfsg-1
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

I tried to use the pdfbox as documented,
https://pdfbox.apache.org/1.8/commandline.html , e.g.

java -jar /usr/share/java/pdfbox.jar Decrypt

But this always results in
no main manifest attribute, in /usr/share/java/pdfbox.jar

Is this expected behavior ? Or do I need to install another package ?

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.3
APT prefers proposed-updates
APT policy: (500, 'proposed-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages libpdfbox-java depends on:
ii libfontbox-java 1:1.8.7+dfsg-1

libpdfbox-java recommends no packages.

libpdfbox-java suggests no packages.

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Peter Van Biesen
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[Peter Van Biesen]

Hi tilman,

yes I noticed the difference in naming. However, the package is missing the
pdfbox-app.jar and there is no other package supplying it.

Imho, to avoid compatibility issues, debian should either include the app
jar in libpdfbox-java or add another package containing the app jar, with a
dependency on the correct version of the libpdfbox-java package.

Kindest regards,

Peter.

Hello Peter,
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=822781
You need to use pdfbox-app.jar, not pdfbox.jar.
Latest versions are 1.8.12 or 2.0.1
https://pdfbox.apache.org/download.cgi
Tilman

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