debian/compat

-9
+10

debian/control

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team <debian-med-packaging@lists.alioth.debian.
 Uploaders: Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org>
 Section: science
 Priority: optional
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9),
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 10),
                javahelper,
                default-jdk,
                ant,

debian/patches/ignore_megan-ce_source_for_the_moment.patch

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ Author: Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org>
 Last-Update: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 20:08:16 +0200
 Description: No idea whether megan-ce is needed to build MALT - assume
  no for the moment
+ .
+ The fact that lots of classes from megan-ce are needed to build MALT
+ proves the above assumption wrong.  Try to build megan-ce first ...
 
 --- a/antbuild/build.xml
 +++ b/antbuild/build.xml

debian/rules

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
 # and use what is set there.
 
 %:
-	dh $@
+	dh $@ --with javahelper
 
 override_dh_clean:
 	dh_clean