Here is an example of a project where we have been obliged to use the '=' symbol
https://github.com/droolsjbpm/drools/blob/master/drools-compiler/pom.xml#L243-L264 On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 12:48 PM, Stuart McCulloch <[email protected]> wrote: > Also are the asterisks in your import-package like that in the actual > file? They look odd since usually you should have the catch-all wildcard at > the end rather than the start. > > On Friday, 30 January 2015 at 11:44, Stuart McCulloch wrote: > > > I have various local projects with explicitly declared optional imports > and they all appear in the manifest, so you’ll need to provide a test > project that demonstrates the issue. > > > > Note that since 2.3.7 there have been numerous changes to both the > default instructions generated by the plugin and the version of bndlib used > to generate the metadata > > > > On Friday, 30 January 2015 at 11:32, Charles Moulliard wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Since maven-bundle-plugin (2.3.7) some packages declared as optional > are > > > removed by the plugin or bnd tool when the MANIFEST is created. > > > > > > Example : > > > > > > > <Import-Package>*,=org.jbpm.services.task*;resolution:=optional,*org.jbpm.persistence.correlation*;resolution:=optional</Import-Package> > > > > > > The trick is to place the symbol '=' before the line like that > > > '=org.jbpm*;resolution=optional' but this option does not work with > OPS4J > > > PAX url tool (= wrap) > > > > > > <bundle > > > > start-level="100">wrap:mvn:org.hibernate/hibernate-core/4.3.1.Final$overwrite=merge&Import-Package=*,=org.jbpm.services.task*;resolution:=optional,*org.jbpm.persistence.correlation*;resolution:=optional</bundle> > > > > > > QUESTOS : > > > > > > - Is there a reason why this behavior has changed (optional packages > > > removed) ? > > > > > > - Is there another trick to be used instead of the symbol '=' avoid > that > > > the packages are removed ? > > > Regards, > > > > > > -- > > > Charles Moulliard > > > Apache Committer / Architect @RedHat > > > Twitter : @cmoulliard | Blog : http://cmoulliard.github.io > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Charles Moulliard Apache Committer / Architect @RedHat Twitter : @cmoulliard | Blog : http://cmoulliard.github.io

