David, If you are using the -clean option then this explains why the bundles are disappearing. I recommend not using the -clean option... certainly not as a matter of course; it should only be used when you have got a framework into a bad state and you need to "start over".
Regards, Neil On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 12:58 PM, David Conde <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Neil, > > I meant Pax Runner really does not do, at least with my default configuration > options. > > I have not been using clean option since I am able to get data from > preferences service. I have tried with --ups=true option but I got no result > at all. > > Regarding my last question I was wrong when I wrote because I really meant > what was the most used Launcher (instead of bundle) by Equinox developers? > > Any way, thank you very much for your answers > > David > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] En > nombre de Neil Bartlett > Enviado el: jueves, 04 de marzo de 2010 12:58 > Para: OSGi Developer Mail List > Asunto: Re: [osgi-dev] Osgi Launchers Question > > Hi David, some responses inline below. > > On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 11:43 AM, David Conde <[email protected]> wrote: >> I know it should be so, but really it is not, at least I did not achieve it >> by using Pax Runner, I am new in Pax Runner and perhaps I have not already >> found this option but I have been looking for information about this >> behaviour and I did not find anything related to. > > No really, it is! Try launching Equinox without any kind of launcher, > e.g. "java -jar org.eclipse.osgi.jar -console". > > There are only two ways for your installed bundles to disappear when > you relaunch: > > a) PAX Runner may be explicitly uninstalling them with > Bundle.uninstall(), perhaps during shutdown of the framework. > b) The framework is being launched with the "-clean" command line > switch, which resets the framework to a completely empty state every > time. > > Unfortunately I'm not familiar enough with PAX Runner to know which of > those might be occurring. > >> In my case, I had tested my application in Equinox by console, and then, in >> order to do it faster, I exported all my bundles into Pax Runner launcher. >> The problem is that I have a bundle called InstallerBundleManager which make >> use of BundleContext.install bundle in order to install another bundles from >> .jar files by programming in running time. The problem is that when I >> restart again Pax Runner, the bundles installed by my InstallerBundleManager >> bundle do not appear like installed bundles in the framework. >> >> Do you know another launcher to fix this by using Equinox? > > I do not use any kind of launcher myself, however you might want to > take a look at Paremus' Nimble, which is substantially more > sophisticated than PAX Runner. It is a commercial product but free for > personal use. > >> What is the most used bundle for Equinox developers? > > Not sure if I understand this question... the OSGi Compendium JAR > (osgi.cmpn.jar) would be my most used bundle! ;-) > >> >> Thank you in advance >> >> David >> >> -----Mensaje original----- >> De: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> En nombre de Neil Bartlett >> Enviado el: jueves, 04 de marzo de 2010 12:28 >> Para: OSGi Developer Mail List >> Asunto: Re: [osgi-dev] Osgi Launchers Question >> >> David, >> >> That is the default behaviour of OSGi: bundles remain installed and in >> the same state across restarts of the framework. The way your >> framework is launched should have no effect on this behaviour. >> >> Neil >> >> On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 11:20 AM, David Conde <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> >>> >>> I would like to know if there is any OSGI launcher which allow to remain >>> installed after being shut down these bundles which were installed by >>> programming but were not included in the installation folders of the >>> launchers. Is there any launcher which allow me to install bundles using >>> BundleContext and I can have these installed bundles after shut down the >>> launcher? >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank you in advance >>> >>> >>> >>> David >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> OSGi Developer Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> https://mail.osgi.org/mailman/listinfo/osgi-dev >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> OSGi Developer Mail List >> [email protected] >> https://mail.osgi.org/mailman/listinfo/osgi-dev >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OSGi Developer Mail List >> [email protected] >> https://mail.osgi.org/mailman/listinfo/osgi-dev >> > > _______________________________________________ > OSGi Developer Mail List > [email protected] > https://mail.osgi.org/mailman/listinfo/osgi-dev > > > _______________________________________________ > OSGi Developer Mail List > [email protected] > https://mail.osgi.org/mailman/listinfo/osgi-dev > _______________________________________________ OSGi Developer Mail List [email protected] https://mail.osgi.org/mailman/listinfo/osgi-dev
