On May 27, 2010, at 20:49 , Richard S. Hall wrote: > So, we are gearing up to release the 3.0 version of the framework. As part of > this release, we're going to include Gogo as the default shell in the > framework binary distribution. Gogo requires Java 5 or later, but don't > worry, the framework still targets lesser JREs. :-)
Do we require Java 5 to compile the code or to run the shell? > I've uploaded a snapshot of the distribution in tar.gz and zip if anyone > wants to play with it: > > > https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/snapshots-group/org/apache/felix/org.apache.felix.main.distribution/2.1.0-SNAPSHOT/ > > Word of warning, the "ps" command has been renamed to "lb" (i.e., list > bundles)...type "help" to see available commands. I played a bit with the new shell. Works nicely. Some error messages are a bit cryptic, for example: g! inspect gogo: IllegalArgumentException: Cannot coerce inspect[] to any of [(String, String, Bundle[])] The first part of the response "gogo: IllegalArgumentException: " is way too technical and does not really add much value in my opinion. The second part too is a bit cryptic. Yes, I'm not providing the right arguments, but this message does not really help me to come up with a better attempt next time. I know that typing "help inspect" gives me what I want, but a message like this would be better: You did not provide any arguments, command needs: String (package | bundle | fragment | service), String (capability | requirement), Bundle[] target bundles Also, the help command itself could add a summary for each command, now it prints: g! help felix:bundlelevel felix:cd felix:frameworklevel [snip...] Better would be: felix:bundlelevel - set bundle start level or initial bundle start level felix:cd - change current directory felix:frameworklevel - set framework active start level Greetings, Marcel
