First off thanks Richard for your prompt replies. What I did using web start was have seperate bundles for each OS/arch for the swing client so there is no duplication. I kept the java classes out of the native lib jars for web start. So do I have to duplicate the bundles with the classes since those are not OS dependant? I never thought about that because web start allows you to have jars that are used for all OS's so no duplication occurs.
Is there an example of using web start with osgi out there? Seems like a small launcher class of some sort would be used. Regards, -Tony ----- Original Message ---- From: Richard S. Hall <he...@ungoverned.org> To: users@felix.apache.org Sent: Mon, September 27, 2010 7:45:04 AM Subject: Re: Bundle-NativeCode question... On 9/26/10 23:41, Tony Anecito wrote: > Okay the reason I asked about the *.dll because I have over 200 dlls. I can > write a program that reads the libs and creates the names with the ; for the > manifest file I guess. Yeah, I'd recommend that. > When I said separate bundles I meant one for native dlls for windows, one for > linux and one for the mac. > So I can not do that? I am hoping like Web Start Felix will download the bundle > with the native libs for the OS and arch the client is using not all the >bundles > for each OS. That is why I would have a native bundle for each OS. Yes, you can create separate bundles for each native platform (i.e., classes + libs for Windows, classes + libs for Linux, etc.). You end up with a bunch of duplicate content and more artifacts to manage, but the individual artifacts will be a little smaller. > One last question. Does Felix/OSGi download the jvm if one is not present? So > for a first time user of an app using OSGi/Felix will the jvm be loaded using > some attribute of a bundle? No, you must use something Web Start to bootstrap the process. -> richard > > Thanks, > -Tony > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Richard S. Hall<he...@ungoverned.org> > To: users@felix.apache.org > Sent: Sun, September 26, 2010 9:09:06 PM > Subject: Re: Bundle-NativeCode question... > > On 9/26/10 22:22, Tony Anecito wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> I have my native libs for each OS in separate jars and in some cases I have >> quite a few jars. I have some simple questions >> >> 1. Can I keep my native jars as separate bundles? > No, they must be packaged in the bundle JAR containing the dependent > native classes. > >> 2. Can I use *.dll in the manifest instead of naming every library? > No. > >> 3. What is the osname for Windows 7? >> >> Bundle-NativeCode: *.dll; osname=winxp; osname=winvista; processor=x86 > The spec mentions that new names are defined here: > > http://www.osgi.org/Specifications/Reference > > -> richard > >> Thanks, >> -Tony >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@felix.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@felix.apache.org >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@felix.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@felix.apache.org > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@felix.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@felix.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@felix.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@felix.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@felix.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@felix.apache.org
