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The following page has been changed by NiallPemberton: http://wiki.apache.org/commons/CommonsOsgi The comment on the change is: Add comment about the SpringSource Enterprise Bundle Repository ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - === Commons OSGi === + == Commons OSGi == The purpose of this page is to record progress in Commons of ''OSGi-enabled'' releases and any notes on specific issues with configuration of the OSGi manifest entries. The [http://felix.apache.org/ Apache Felix] project (an OSGi implementation) have [http://commons.markmail.org/message/36xoo2bo5aabvy5c requested] that Commons components include [http://www.osgi.org/ OSGi] meta data in their jars so that they are ''ready-to-use'' in an OSGi environment. This involves OSGi entries in the jar's manifest file. The Felix project has developed the [http://felix.apache.org/site/maven-bundle-plugin-bnd.html maven-bundle-plugin] which makes this easier and this is now configured in the {{{commons-parent}}} [http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/commons/proper/commons-parent/trunk/pom.xml pom.xml] (since version 9) with ''default'' instructions. For components which need to override the ''default'' instructions, this can be done using ''properties'' in the component pom (see below for more details). + + === SpringSource Bundle Repository === + The [http://www.springsource.com/repository/app/faq SpringSource Enterprise Bundle Repository] contains a collection of open source libraries and each jar file in the repository is a valid OSGi bundle. This includes a number of [http://www.springsource.com/repository/app/search?query=Apache+Commons&includeLibraries=true&_includeLibraries=on&includeBundles=true&_includeBundles=on re-packaged Commons components], so if you require a component that has not yet been released as an OSGi bundle, you may find it in the !SpringSource repository. + + '''N.B.''' As of writing (May 2008) the status of !SpringSource repository is [http://www.springsource.com/repository/app/faq#q2 BETA]. == Proper == --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
