Hi Barbara,

You're reading that clause slightly wrong. "Uses" clauses don't have versions… 
the version clause is actually attached to the exported package, i.e. 
com.acne.jar2.dto.

Rgds
Neil



On Wednesday, 28 September 2011 at 11:30, Barbara Rosi-Schwartz wrote:

> Hello everyone.
>  
> I am using the maven-bundle-plugin to OSGi-ify some jars that I am using in 
> my app. The manifest file appears to be generated as expected, except for a 
> uses clause in the Export-Package element, which points to the wrong version 
> of the used jar. Here's an example:
>  
> Import-Package: com.acne.jar1.dto;version="[1.4,2)"
> Export-Package: com.acne.jar2.dto;uses:="com.acne.jar1.dto";version=
>  "1.0.0.SNAPSHOT"
>  
> Where the jar containing the com.acne.jar1.dto package has been OSGi-ified 
> and is at version 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT.
>  
> Whilst the Import-Package element is generated correctly, the Export-Package 
> has the wrong version in the uses, the correct one should be 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT.
>  
> I have read in the documentation that versions are inferred from either the 
> source jar or packageinfo files contained in the source tree. I would prefer 
> to avoid having to maintain packageinfo files and to rely on automatic 
> detection of the correct version.
>  
> How can I do this? If I cannot get the right version, can I safely suppress 
> it? What am I missing?
>  
> I am using maven-bundle-plugin version 2.3.5 and the manifest goal to 
> generate the bundle manifest, in order to keep the packaging element as 
> "jar". However I have also tried the standard usage of the plugin, with the 
> packaging element as "bundle", but this has produced exactly the same results.
>  
> TIA,
> B.
>  
>  
>  
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