Problem with bindex/generation of repository.xml

[Hampel, Michael]

Hello,
 
today I ran into a problem when generating my repository.xml with
bindex:
Spring-core has a manifest entry:
org.eclipse.core.runtime;resolution:=optional;common=split
 
Bindex will generate the following <require> entry:
 
<require extend='false'
filter='(&amp;(package=org.eclipse.core.runtime)(version&gt;=0.0.0)(comm
on=split)(mandatory:&lt;*common))' 
   multiple='false' name='package' optional='true'>
   Import package org.eclipse.core.runtime 
</require> 
 
The problem is the
 
mandatory:&lt;*common
 
entry - this will cause an org.osgi.framework.InvalidSyntaxException in
the org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.FilterImpl class for the
mandatory: input.
 
Why does bindex add this attribute and what does it stand for?
 
Thanx in advance for any help,
 
Michael