Sorry for not being in-line with the answer, as I am on this useless Outlook Express system....
I think the simple answer is to declare a dependency in A on C, but mark it as optional. /** @avalon.dependency type="com.pany.pro.ject.C" * optional="true" */ Cheers Niclas ----- Original Message ----- From: "PRINCE David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Avalon framework users" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "PRINCE David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 3:40 PM Subject: RE: classpath problem > hi all, > > How to specify component creation order with merlin 3.3.0? > > I have the following component scheme: A->B<-C > A needs B, > C needs B, > A needs C to be created first > But C is optional (plug-in), so there is no dependency between A and C... > > And of course, C is created after A :o( > > thanks > > David > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]