[kf-users] framework.jar + KF Plugin

[Gunnar Ekolin]

On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 09:36:46AM +0100, Paul French wrote:
> In KF2 is it possible we can add a bundle symbolic name to the framework.jar
> manifest file ?

Yes, done on the KF-2 support branch,

https://www.knopflerfish.org/svn/knopflerfish.org/branches/kf_2_support

revision 3449.

The value of the new Bundle-SymbolicName attribute is the same as in
KF-3, e.g., "org.knopflerfish.framework".


BR,
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> That way we can build PDE bundle projects and create a target platform that
> includes all bundles we require as well as the framework.jar. That way we do
> not have to pull in the equinox OSGi system bundles to get the PDE projects to
> compile.
> 
> We are looking at using PAX-Runner and so far all looks good (apart from the
> odd bug in PAX-Runner which you can circumvent).
> 
> This will allow us to drop the KF plugin and use the PDE tools which support
> version ranges and requires bundle etc in the bundle manifest editor.