Daniel, based on the experiments we had conducted two summers ago, I have 
suggested Katya to look at trimming SAT4J. 
We could probably save around 200k.


On 2010-11-08, at 3:24 PM, Daniel Le Berre wrote:

> Hi Katia,
> 
> That's very interesting.
> 
> Could you provide us some hints about the way you achieved that reduction?
> 
> Which parts of p2 did you remove?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
>       Daniel
> 
> Le 08/11/2010 21:08, Todorova, Katya a écrit :
>> 
>> Hi, 
>> 
>> SAP is currently exploring new spaces, tightly coupled with OSGi Core and 
>> Enterprise specifications. In the course of that we are looking for a 
>> suitable provisioning 
>> technology to manage the lifecycle of a number of OSGi-based components. 
>> Naturally, p2 looks like a good candidate for that.
>> 
>> The current size of p2 does not meet our constraints and requirements for 
>> installing our products on all server nodes in large landscapes. 
>> The provisioning with the product definition should be downloaded fast, with 
>> minimal network traffic, requiring minimal disk space. We are looking for a 
>> solution 
>> where the installer is relatively small compared to the actual product.
>> 
>> So we started looking for ways to use only parts of the already existing 
>> functionality, while keeping p2 stable and reliable. 
>> We managed to reach close to our desired target and currently p2 is widely 
>> used internally by SAP Java Server team. 
>> 
>> We are committed to use standard technologies and not fork already existing 
>> and proven open source projects. Therefore, we are looking forward to 
>> contributing 
>> all changes back to the p2 project and evolve it even further. 
>> 
>> Our engagement with p2 is increasing and we will definitely need your help 
>> and guidance in this journey.
>> 
>> Kind regards,
>> Katya
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
>> Behalf Of Pascal Rapicault
>> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 5:53 AM
>> To: P2 developer discussions
>> Subject: [p2-dev] SAP Contribution
>> 
>> Hi, 
>> 
>> As you may remember, during the summer, members of the SAP Java Server team 
>> expressed their desire of using p2 under tight size constraints [1].
>> Despite their patches, we have not been really welcoming. This week spent at 
>> Eclipse Summit, I have had the opportunity to address that by meeting with 
>> several members of their team and hear them re-express their desire to 
>> become contributors to p2.
>> Though their needs and constraints are slightly different than those we have 
>> in Eclipse and Equinox, meeting these will help us reach the wider audience 
>> we had always foreseen for p2.
>> 
>> All that to say that they will be more active and will need our help and 
>> guidance.
>> 
>> PaScaL
>> 
>> [1] http://dev.eclipse.org/mhonarc/lists/p2-dev/msg03271.html
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