OK, think I got it. My rewrite of the AbstractMerlinTestCase eliminated the use of reflection. So instead of
[AMTC] m_kernel = factory.create( criteria ); m_shutdown = m_kernel.getClass().getMethod( "shutdown", new Class[0] ); I simply do m_kernel = (Kernel) factory.create(criteria); ... m_kernel.shutdown(); to the same effect. I didn't see any reason why I should keep to the reflection way, since this works just fine. BUT, every testcase derived from my non-reflection testcase has to be run with some merlin jars on the classpath, i.e. avalon-activation-api, avalon-composition-api, avalon-meta-api and merlin-api since otherwise the testcase won't load. For some reason unbeknownst to my feeble mind this causes the LinkageError on each second test method. At least I was able to eliminate the problem by switching to AMTC and removing the above mentioned dependencies from project.xml (maven). I came to this conclusion only a few minutes ago and did only some preliminary testing, but I am quite confident in this. Still, I would be glad if somebody out there could confirm this. Cheers, Olaf > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen McConnell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 3:06 AM > To: Avalon framework users > Subject: Re: Merlin Dynamic Block Un/Loading > > > > > Olaf Bergner wrote: > > >>> > >>> > >> (5) Second test method fails during setUp() > >> > >>Not in my example > >>Take a look at avalon-sandbox/merlin-test/hello > >>It has to be something else. > >> > >> > >> > > > >You are right: it has to be something else. I took your template project, > >tweaked merlin.properties a bit and added avalon.properties so that > >everything builds just fine and StandardTestCase passes. Then I added an > >empty test method to StandardTestCase. Works like a charm, absolutely no > >problems. Merlin shuts down and restarts just fine. Now what's going on > >here? I don't get it. Did you notice something special about Fernando's > >setup? > > > > Fernando's setup is a pure junit.framework.TestCase - nothing > special. In each test he's creating a new kernel (no difference > if you move this to the setUp() method). > > > >Anyway, it's getting late here in Germany. > > > > Here in France as well! > > >I'll call it a night and put this > >mistery back on the shelf, right next to my monograph about unsolved > >problems in superstring theory. > > > > > > ROTFL - I'm thinking along the same lines as you. > > :-) > > Stephen. > > Stephen J. McConnell > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > |------------------------------------------------| > | Magic by Merlin | > | Production by Avalon | > | | > | http://avalon.apache.org/merlin | > | http://dpml.net/ | > |------------------------------------------------| > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
