Yes, that's precisely what the org.osgi.framework.system.packages.extra was designed for. That way you don't need to remember what the framework puts on org.osgi.framework.system.packages in order to augment it.
Best regards, David On 27 October 2015 at 14:18, Andy Lee <thelees.a...@gmail.com> wrote: > If you are trying to extend the set of packages exported by the system > bundle, you should use org.osgi.framework.system.packages.extra. By > specifying org.osgi.framework.system.packages you are overriding the > default value used by the framework, and hence must include the packaged > that are expected to be supplied by the framework. > > See > https://osgi.org/javadoc/r5/core/org/osgi/framework/Constants.html#FRAMEWORK_SYSTEMPACKAGES > > > --Andy > > > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 10:00 AM, Balázs Zsoldos <balazs.zsol...@everit.biz> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I asked this 1-2 years ago, but I think it is worthy to ask it again. >> >> Are you sure that the set of system packages should include the OSGi core >> packages? >> >> In my understanding: >> >> - system packages are the ones coming from outside of the OSGi container >> - osgi core packages are offered by the framework bundle, but they are >> not system packages >> >> In practice: >> >> - If I specify org.osgi.system.packages property for equinox, I do not >> have to define the packages implemented by the framework >> - If I specify the same property for felix, I must copy-paste the >> packages of osgi.core always >> >> Do you think there is a use-case when osgi.core packages offered by the >> framework should be excluded from the exported packages of the system >> bundle? I think Equinox has the right behavior here. >> >> Do you see any chance to change this behavior in the future? >> >> Kind regards, >> *Balázs **Zsoldos* >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@felix.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@felix.apache.org
