I am working on adding a contribution to the extension point for Apache Felix, and should get some results for it soon, as well as some feedback for the extension point itself.
//Félix Cuadrado On Tuesday 17 October 2006 18:03, Chris Aniszczyk wrote: > On a side note, the PDE team from Eclipse would like everyone to know that > as of Eclipse 3.3M2 > (http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/S-3.3 > M2-200609220010/eclipse-news-M2.html) PDE supports pluggable OSGi > frameworks (see the release notes). This allows other OSGi frameworks to be > launched like Equinox is (also it allows for reusability of the launch > configuration UIs and other things). > > There is an OSGi framework extension point > (http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.pde.ui/schema/osgiFra >meworks.exsd) that interested OSGi frameworks can extend. > > Currently only Equinox is supported > (http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclips >e/pde/ui/launcher/EquinoxLaunchConfiguration.java) but we would appreciate > feedback from the Felix community if someone would like to create a Felix > extension. We want to make sure this API is stable for Eclipse 3.3 and > would love if the Felix community could help the evolution of this API. > > If you have any questions using this API, please feel free to email the > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list. > > Cheers, > > Chris Aniszczyk > Eclipse Committer > > > > > > > > Clement Escoffier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: > felix-dev@incubator.apache.org > > > > > cc: > > > > > > Subject: > Re: Work with Felix but how?! > > > > > From: > Clement Escoffier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Monday, > October 16, 2006, 12:50 PM > > > Please respond to felix-dev@incubator.apache.org > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > I migrate (endly) the tutorial : Felix Integration inside Eclipse on the > Felix Wiki Page : > http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FELIX/Felix+integration+inside+E >clipse > > > Regards, > > Clement > > Francesco Furfari a écrit : > > Hi all, > > Clement has written a tutorial about Felix integration inside eclipse, > > see > > http://plop-plop.net/ipojo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Ite >mid=37 > > > I think it should be added to the Felix wiki. > > > > > > best, > > francesco > > > > Simon Willnauer wrote: > >> Cheers guys!! > >> > >> I already build the sources thank you! > >> I will let you know about the integration of felix in GData. > >> > >> > >> best regards Simon > >> > >> On 10/6/06, Richard S. Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> I would also recommend the following: > >>> > >>> * http://cwiki.apache.org/FELIX/building-felix.html > >>> * http://cwiki.apache.org/FELIX/felix-usage.html > >>> > >>> The first tells you the steps necessary for building Felix since it is > >>> currently only accessible from SVN and the second is a reasonably > >>> up-to-date usage document. > >>> > >>> -> richard > >>> > >>> Pierre Parrend wrote: > >>> > Hello Simon, > >>> > > >>> > you can refer to the Oscar project, which is the project where Felix > >>> > >>> comes > >>> > >>> > from. > >>> > you will find a general documentation here : > >>> > http://oscar.objectweb.org/ > >>> > a 'get started' page here : > >>> > http://oscar.objectweb.org/usage.html > >>> > and a tutorial that introduces the main OSGi feature from a > >>> > >>> developper's > >>> point > >>> > >>> > of view : > >>> > http://oscar-osgi.sourceforge.net/tutorial/index.html > >>> > > >>> > on the main page, you will also find a list of project that have been > >>> > >>> build on > >>> > >>> > oscar, I assume that some of them have moved to Felix. > >>> > > >>> > And, last, the main difference between Oscar and felix is that Oscar > >>> > >>> implements > >>> > >>> > OSGi Release 3, and Felix is almost ready to implement all mandatory > >>> > >>> OSGi > >>> > >>> > Release 4 features. > >>> > > >>> > enjoy ! > >>> > > >>> > Pierre > >>> > > >>> > Quoting Simon Willnauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>> >> Hi there, > >>> >> > >>> >> I read a lot about felix and OSGi and I actually can not wait to use > >>> > >>> it. I'm > >>> > >>> >> planing to integrate the OSGi system into another apache project > >>> > >>> (Lucene > >>> > >>> >> GDataServer) but have no experience with it so far. I was looking > >>> > >>> for > >>> some > >>> > >>> >> "Getting Started" or examples tutorials to get into the framework or > >>> > >>> how to > >>> > >>> >> integrate all the features OSGi / Felix offers. I got to the > >>> > >>> documentation > >>> > >>> >> part of the website and tried to read the Felix OSGi Tutorial ( > >>> >> http://cwiki.apache.org/FELIX/felix-osgi-tutorial.html) and I had to > >>> > >>> login, > >>> > >>> >> so I registered and logged in but I got no permission to read it. I > >>> > >>> would > >>> > >>> >> love to read this part of the documentation, can anyone of you > >>> > >>> tell me > >>> how > >>> > >>> >> ;). > >>> >> If any of you have some more documentation / tutorial hints for me I > >>> > >>> would > >>> > >>> >> really appreciate it. > >>> >> > >>> >> Are there any OpenSource projects around using Felix so far? > >>> >> > >>> >> best regards Simon
