Re: newbie: installing and starting new bundles from code

[Richard S. Hall]

Steven E. Harris wrote:
Clement Escoffier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
  
       try {
           bundle = context.installBundle(loc);
           out.println(loc + " is installed as " + bundle.getBundleId());
       } catch (BundleException e) {
           err.println("Failed to install " + loc + " : " + e.getMessage());
           return;
       }
    

On a related note, I can't figure out what happens if one tries to
install a bundle whose Symbolic Name and Version match an already
installed bundle, but differ in location string.
  

There would be an install error, because symbolic name + version must be 
unique.

I understand that if the symbolic name and version match an existing
bundle, installing the new bundle should be indistinguishable from
just getting access to the existing bundle, but it would be nice to be
able to figure out via the installBundle() interface whether
installation fails due to a corrupted input source or due to a
conflict with an already installed bundle.
  

There is no way to know that from the exception except by reading the 
exception message.

-> richard