Hi Mike, On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 11:38 PM, mikevan <[email protected]> wrote: > Currently, we distribute Karaf as a tar.gz, and a zip. I'm finding that > .rpm's are also a useful deployment mechanism. In fact, when creating > virtual appliances, I continue seeing rpm's as an option (sometimes the only > option) for uploading applications into the Vapp. With this in mind, should > we be creating .rpm distributions of Karaf, Cellar, Cave, and the > Webconsole?
I work on a Karaf based product that ships as an RPM. It has been great for the initial installation but maintenance has been challenging to say the least. Respinning an RPM to do a patch or minor release is not desirable and the product is searching for alternative installation mechanisms. As an aside, since you mention vApp: are you using VMware Studio? I know that it has a"limitation" that makes consuming non-RPM installation units difficult. Stephen -- Stephen Evanchik http://stephen.evanchik.com
