Sainte-Laguë method or "Uddatalsmetoden"

I created a class in Java to calculate allocation of seats in a paralament with Sainte-Laguë method.

import java.util.*;

/**
 * Method for is allocating seats proportionally for representative assemblies with party list
 * voting systems. Or to calculate an even percentage number given some proportional factor
 * 
 *  In Swedish this is called "Uddatalsmetoden"
 * 
 * @author Lennart Schedin
 *
 * @param <T> The type of object base
 */
public class SainteLagueMethod<T> {
  private static class SainteLagueObject<T> {
    private T party;
    private double votes;
    private int mandates;
    SainteLagueObject(T party, double votes) {
      this.party = party;
      this.votes = votes;
      this.mandates = 0;
    }
   
    private double getCompareNumer() {
      return votes / (2 * mandates + 1);
    }
  }
 
  public Map<T, Integer> calculateMandate(Map<T, Integer> partiesVotes, int mandates) {
    List<SainteLagueObject<T>> objectList = new ArrayList<SainteLagueObject<T>>();
    for (T party : partiesVotes.keySet()) {
      Integer votes = partiesVotes.get(party);
      objectList.add(new SainteLagueObject<T>(party, votes));
    }

    return distributeMandates(objectList, mandates);
  }

  private Map<T, Integer> distributeMandates(List<SainteLagueObject<T>> objectList, int mandates) {
    while (mandates > 0) {
      SainteLagueObject<T> winner = findOneWinner(objectList);
      winner.mandates = winner.mandates + 1;
      mandates--;
    }
   
    Map<T, Integer> resultList = new HashMap<T, Integer>();
    for (SainteLagueObject<T> object : objectList) {
      resultList.put(object.party, object.mandates);
    }
   
    return resultList;
  }
 
  private SainteLagueObject<T> findOneWinner(List<SainteLagueObject<T>> objectList) {
    SainteLagueObject<T> winner = null;
    for (SainteLagueObject<T> current : objectList) {
      if (winner == null) {
        winner = current;
      }
      if (current.getCompareNumer() > winner.getCompareNumer()) {
        winner = current;
      }
    }
    return winner;
  }
}

How to create an rpm from a deb file

If your are forced to run an OS like Redhat or CentOS your are often in the situation that rpm does not exist for your faviourte program. But it probably be found as a deb file.

To create an rpm file from a deb file for the "makeself" program do this:
Download the deb file to some folder
fakeroot alien -r makeself_2.1.5-1_all.deb