*Andreas*
thank you for your support. please comment/review:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KARAF-1972
https://github.com/apache/karaf/pull/11
Thank you,
Andrei
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: features missing from features
From: Andreas Pieber <anpie...@gmail.com>
To: Apache Karaf <user@karaf.apache.org>
Date: Sun 10 Feb 2013 12:04:05 AM CST
> From my point of view I see no problem with those three points.
> Solutions for them could definitely help people with writing their
> features.
>
> So, solving those three would definitely have my support.
>
> Kind regards,
> Andreas
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 2:34 AM, Andrei Pozolotin
> <andrei.pozolo...@gmail.com <mailto:andrei.pozolo...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> *Hello there.*
>
> I miss the following features in features - see link and below
> https://gist.github.com/carrot-garden/4747691
>
> ### 1. build feature for a bundle
>
> ### 2. depend on a feature.xml
>
> ### 3. depend on a feature with repository
>
> I am curious is it just me missing this or more people need
> this? :-)
>
> Thank you,
>
> Andrei
>
> ########################################################
>
> ## features missing in features
>
> ### 1. build feature for a bundle
>
> example: pom-A.xml
>
> currently there is no way build both bundle.jar and feature.xml in
> one step:
> karaf-maven-plugin is including all scopes, so resulting feature.xml
> is useless.
>
> workaround: duplicate efforts and setup separate project
> just to produce feature.xml for the same bundle.jar
>
> solution: fix bugs in karaf-maven-plugin
>
> ### 2. depend on a feature.xml
>
> example: pom-A.xml pom-B.xml pom-C.xml
>
> currently there is no way to depend on feature.xml in maven for a
> bundle.jar
>
> this is because feature.xml is resolved via peer pom.xml for
> dependency purposes
> with result being: pom-A.xml classes are available, pom-B.xml are
> missing in the pom-C.xml project
>
> workaround: duplicate efforts / introduce hacks and have pom-B.xml
> reference itself as dependency
>
> solution: add life cycle mapping for karaf-maven-plugin, so it will
> automatically add pom-B.xml artifact module-B.jar on class path when
> it finds feature-B.xml
>
> ### 3. depend on a feature with repository
>
> this is similar to previous, except repositories from features are
> also resolved in maven
>
> ########################################################
>
>
