Karaf 4.4.9 with CXF 4.1.4 – Blueprint NamespaceHandler issue

[Madhawa Gunasekara]

Hi Karaf community,

I'm trying to install CXF 4.1.4 bundles into Karaf 4.4.9 and running into a
Blueprint issue.

Environment:

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   Karaf: 4.4.9
   -

   CXF: 4.1.4
   -

   Service type: CXF REST (JAX-RS) using Blueprint

After installing the bundles, bundle:diag shows:

Bundle: mail-rest (185)
Status: GracePeriod

Missing dependencies:
(&(objectClass=org.apache.aries.blueprint.NamespaceHandler)
(osgi.service.blueprint.namespace=http://cxf.apache.org/blueprint/core))

(&(objectClass=org.apache.aries.blueprint.NamespaceHandler)
(osgi.service.blueprint.namespace=http://cxf.apache.org/blueprint/jaxrs))

It looks like the CXF Blueprint namespace handlers are not being registered.

Questions:

   1.

   Is CXF 4.1.4 officially compatible with Karaf 4.4.9?
   2.

   Are additional features/bundles required for CXF Blueprint support?
   3.

   Has anyone successfully run CXF 4.x with Karaf 4.4.x using Blueprint?

Any guidance or working examples would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
Madhawa