> -----Original Message----- > From: Richard S. Hall [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 10:11 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Using the Bundle Repository > > On 3/26/09 8:39 AM, Richard S. Hall wrote: > > On 3/26/09 6:58 AM, Joel Schuster wrote: > >> I'm at somewhat of a loss. > >> > >> I'm trying to understand what the real advantage of using the Bundle > >> Repository for installing bundles. I understand the advantage of it > >> being able to discover dependencies and load those as well. > >> > >> However, if I deploy using obr it updates the cache, but doesn't > >> update the bundle directory. I'd like to be able to get a felix > >> install working and then create an installer to distribute to other > >> machines. If I use obr I'd have to include the cache directory which > >> only has the jars as 'bundle.jar', not the real name of the jar for > >> reference, and nothing else in the cache directory that specifies > >> which one is which. Yes, I can look at the running ps command, but > >> what if it's not running yet? > >> > >> It seems what I really need is to download the bundles I need and use > >> the FileInstall bundle or hardcode the config (which I'd rather not). > >> > >> Am I missing something? Actually, I'm sure I am... just let me know > >> please. > > > > That is not the point of OBR. It's point is to allow you to deploy > > bundles and their dependencies. > > > > If you want to do something different, then you should consider > > writing some code to do it. > > > > You could easily write your own bundle that uses the OBR service API > > to resolve a set of bundles, then download them to any directory you > > want, then have File Install deploy them from that directory, for > > example. > > Thinking about this a little more, this wouldn't necessarily work the > way you want, I don't think. > > The OBR resolver was written to so that it takes into account the > locally installed bundles. As such, the answer calculated would be > dependent upon the locally installed bundles, which may or may not be > precisely what you want. > > So, perhaps we should consider making it possible to resolve a bundle > ignoring locally installed bundles, then you would get the correct set > to download. > > -> Richard
Yeah, I feel where you are going with this. I don't want to have users download anything, rather all the bundles would be packaged and installed with Felix using Felix as the 'application container'. - Joel > > > > > -> richard > > > >> Also, is there an OSGi Log Service already part of Felix? Or better, > >> which Felix bundle provides the Log Service? > >> > >> ______________________________ > >> Joel Schuster > >> Senior Software Engineer > >> NAVSYS Corporation > >> 14960 Woodcarver Road > >> Colorado Springs, CO 80921 > >> (719) 481-4877 x138 > >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >> > >> The information contained herein is confidential and intended solely > >> for the use of the addressees. If the reader is not the intended > >> recipient, you are hereby notified that any distribution or copying > >> of this communication is prohibited. Further distribution without the > >> sender's approval is also prohibited. If you have received this > >> communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to > >> the message and deleting it entirely from your computer. Thank you. > >> NAVSYS Corporation. > >> > >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
