Hey Shane.  Assuming there is no easy/clean way to fix this without changing 
the BREE, this would be a good example of a reason to move up BREE levels, 
where there is a clear benefit to doing so and the version increase is 
reasonable (1.6). 

Neil

> On Sep 30, 2014, at 4:59 AM, Shane Clarke <shane_cla...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Konstantin,
> 
> I don't know if there's a specific documented adopter requirement for keeping 
> WTP bundles at Java 5 level.
> 
> Someone else may be able to answer that?
> 
> Possibly following the general recommendation to keep it as low as possible 
> http://wiki.eclipse.org/Execution_Environments
> 
> Thanks,
> Shane 
> 
> From: konstantin.komissarc...@oracle.com
> To: wtp-dev@eclipse.org
> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 08:37:22 -0700
> Subject: Re: [wtp-dev] Reason for javax.xml.bind bundle in WTP?
> 
> Thanks for response. The nasty aspect of this issue is that it isn’t a single 
> problem. So far we have seen three different manifestations, but many more 
> likely exist since a slightly different install or p2 resolve order will 
> bring another occurrence. Sometimes, you can work-around these problems by 
> restarting eclipse with -clean switch. Of course, users aren’t going to know 
> to do this. Many users don’t even know to check the error log. All they see 
> is that some plugins are “missing” (aka not activated) once Eclipse starts.
> 
>  
> 
> We will keep investigating and update on this thread  with what we find.
> 
>  
> 
> For now, one question… Is there a specific documented adopter requirement for 
> keeping WTP bundles at Java 5 level? I notice the Eclipse IDE for Java EE 
> developers has been requiring Java 6 since Kepler.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>  
> 
> - Konstantin
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> From: wtp-dev-boun...@eclipse.org [mailto:wtp-dev-boun...@eclipse.org] On 
> Behalf Of Shane Clarke
> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 3:22 AM
> To: General discussion of project-wide or architectural issues.
> Subject: Re: [wtp-dev] Reason for javax.xml.bind bundle in WTP?
> 
>  
> 
> Hi Konstantin,
> 
> It's included as a dependency of the JAX-WS Tools component.  Used in 
> annotation validation code and tests.
> 
> It was bundled to prevent compiler errors being reported on the use of 
> javax.xml.bind.* classes due to access restrictions as a result of the 
> minimum BREE of all the bundles being set to J2SE-1.5.
> 
> If you're unable to work around those wiring issues open a bugzilla against 
> JAX-WS tools and I'll look to see what we can do to remove our dependency on 
> the javax.xml.bind bundle without having to increase the BREE of the JAX-WS 
> tools bundles.
> 
> I'm not aware of anyone else having a dependency on it.
> 
> Thanks,
> Shane
> 
> From: konstantin.komissarc...@oracle.com
> To: wtp-dev@eclipse.org
> Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 11:43:37 -0700
> Subject: [wtp-dev] Reason for javax.xml.bind bundle in WTP?
> 
> We are seeing numerous OSGi wiring issues related to the javax.xml.bind 
> package that started to crop up on Luna after Equinox changed wiring rules to 
> not always prefer the version of the package that originates from the JDK.
> 
>  
> 
> So my question is… Why is WTP including javax.xml.bind bundle, when the 
> corresponding package is already exported by the platform from the JDK?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>  
> 
> - Konstantin
> 
> 
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