Library files in the repository obviously only apply to the SpringSource AP, but we are committed to ensuring that any bundle in the repository depends only on standard OSGi manifest headers. These bundles are intended for use with Spring Dynamic Modules on any OSGi Service Platform, as well as for use on the SpringSource Application Platform.
Regards, Adrian. Richard S. Hall wrote: > > I think there could be another issue, which I wasn't aware of initially, > in that they introduce some new manifest headers for specifying > dependencies. If they do this for their repository bundles, then it > might not be so useful for us...I am not sure what it means for us, so > it will have to be investigated too. > > -> richard > > > Alin Dreghiciu wrote: >> As I saw, but I did not go to much n detail, the Spring Bundle >> Repository is their own bundle repository, meaning that they have a >> directory where they and the user can store bundles depending on their >> type (normal bundles and PARs). I assume that they parse the metadata >> and use it to resolve the needed bundles. >> At first I was happy that they are going to use OBR, fact that will >> gong to give a boost to OBR but unfortunately they are not. But maybe >> yo can convince them to have a plug-able design and be able to switch >> or combine with the simple mode they have. My guess that they go for >> this approach as is quite simple for the end user to just put a bundle >> in a directory and do not edit any xml/metadata. >> >> Alin >> >> On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 7:31 PM, Richard S. Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> For those who haven't seen this related announcement to the Spring >>> Application Platform, they also announced a bundle repository: >>> >>> http://www.springsource.com/repository/app/faq >>> >>> Not sure what this means for us with respect to Felix Commons, but it >>> is >>> something that we should probably investigate in some way. >>> >>> -> richard >>> >>> > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/SpringSource-Bundle-Repository-tp17005829p17036212.html Sent from the Apache Felix - Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
