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Dyre Tjeldvoll updated DERBY-3031:
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Derby Info: (was: [Existing Application Impact])
> Improve Derby core plugin packaging & structure (solving MANY problems)
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> Key: DERBY-3031
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-3031
> Project: Derby
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Components: Eclipse Plug-in
> Affects Versions: 10.1.1.0, 10.1.2.1, 10.1.3.1, 10.2.1.6, 10.2.2.0,
> 10.3.1.4
> Environment: Any eclipse supported platform, rcp product,
> webstart-rcp-product
> Reporter: Dominik Wagenknecht
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> There are some problems with the current packaging of the core plugin. Since
> eclipse 3.3 it is highly recommended to package plugins as "jar packages".
> Additionally all current eclipse plugins come jar'd and signed!
> I propose the following packaging:
> - Split plugin into several plugins. One plugin per old jar included -- this
> way a plugin is a JAR and not a plugin-folder with n jars in it
> - These plugins need their requirements and exports set right thus separating
> db-server from client-libraries and so on (reduce size)
> - Add a feature to get "full" derby support with branding (better
> representation is never a bad idea)
> Why?
> - Conform with eclipse. No more plugin-folders. No update-manager hassles. No
> RCP developer problems
> - When jar's are signed webstarting automatically works.
> - Feature for better representation & update manager support (preferred
> installation method nowadays)
> - much lighter footprint
> How?
> - "inject" MANIFEST.MF into existing single jar's, renaming them to conform
> "eclipse-style" with version indicator (as multiple plugin versions are
> supported)
> - provide download zip with "feature" and "plugins" directories where the
> feature/plugins live in
> This solves the following long-standing bugs:
> http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-2175
> http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-631
> ...and includes...:
> http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-1488
> I always wanted to report this, because currently I'm repackaging every derby
> update to keep my software running...so is this feasible??
> Thank you & Greetings from Vienna!
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