Hi Matthias, Thank you for your recent reply on this email. Would it be possible for you to attach your sample application to this email?
Thanks, Elliot On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 10:38 AM, Matthias N. <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > in the last days I tried to build a Java App that embedds Felix and > gets build by Maven2. > When starting the app outside eclipse in console, I got the error: > > ERROR: Unable to start system bundle. (java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: > org.osgi.vendor.framework property not set) > java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org.osgi.vendor.framework property not set > ... > > I then found out that: > on Site: > http://static.springsource.org/osgi/docs/1.2.0-rc1/reference/html/spring-osgi-faq.html#incomplete-osgi-jar > -> > > When doing integration testing I receive > java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org.osgi.vendor.framework property not > set... > > Remove the official OSGi jars (osgi.jar or osgi-r4-core.jar) from the > classpath and use only the actual OSGi platform > (Equinox/Knopflerfish/Felix) jars. The former provides only the public > classes without an actual implementation and thus cannot be used > during runtime, only during the compilation stage. > > > > Then Karls advice helped me very much. I learned that when ever you > want to embedd felix, just look at org.apache.felix.main Project, its > the best sample to start Felix embedded, because main is the starter > for framework. > > Meanwhile I found a solution: > > 1. take org.apache.felix.framework as maven dependency > > 2. Embedd felix jar using maven-bunde-plugin ( > <Embed-Dependency>*;artifactId=org.apache.felix.framework;inline=true</Embed-Dependency> > in instructions Tag ) > > 3. to minimize Framework dependencies the Felix Starting-class one > should use Packages like: > org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator > org.osgi.framework.launch.Framework > org.osgi.framework.launch.FrameworkFactory > > and not Felix' special Packages > > Then the Felix embedded tutorial does work proper with maven2. > > I just wanted to tell, because before it took some days for me getting > felix and osgi to work with maven. > Perhaps someone will save time now. > > regards > Matthias > > > 2010/5/14 Karl Pauls <[email protected]> >> >> Just have a look at our main launcher (trunk/main). It does pretty >> much what you are trying to do. >> >> regards, >> >> Karl >> >> On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 12:38 AM, Elliot Huntington >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hello Felix Users, >> > >> > I've been following the examples at >> > http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-framework-launching-and-embedding.html. >> > I've found the caveat listed at the end very important. ;) >> > >> > I'm brand new to Felix/OSGi so I'm having trouble accomplishing my >> > goal. Basically, all I want to do is create a simple maven project >> > that will produce an executable jar file that when clicked will launch >> > Felix and any bundles that it finds. >> > >> > For example given this directory stucture: >> > >> > /app >> > |- my_felix_app.jar >> > |- /bundles >> > |--|- bundle1.jar >> > |--|- bundle2.jar >> > >> > I want to be able to run the my_felix_app.jar and have that launch >> > Felix and run the code in the 2 bundles. >> > >> > Does anyone have a bare bones application that does something like >> > this already they could share with me? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Elliot >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Karl Pauls >> [email protected] >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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] > > -- Elliot --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
