Re: [equinox-dev] osgi.framework.extensions System Property

[Thomas Watson <tjwatson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Matthew,

Please open a bug against Equinox->Framework
for this.  I do not think this has ever been supported.  We need
to update the documentation for 3.2 and consider updating the Main class
in startup.jar to handle this for 3.3.  Unfortunately for now you
must ensure that your framework extension bundle is co-located with org.eclipse.osgi.
 This means the following:

- when you are developing the extension
bundle in your workspace then you must also have org.eclipse.osgi as a
source project in your workspace.
- when deploying your framework extension
bundle to an eclipse installation you must co-locate it with the org.eclipse.osgi
bundle.  In other words it must be installed in the same "plugins"
directory where org.eclipse.osgi is located.

Tom

Matthew Webster <matthew_webster@xxxxxxxxxx>
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I have only had success configuring framework extensions in a runtime workbench
if I use a "simple bundle location" e.g. "org.aspectj.osgi"
and have the  org.eclipse.osgi bundle in my workspace configured using
either "osgi.framework=org.eclipse.osgi"
or "osgi.framework=file\:C\:/workspaces/blah/org.eclipse.osgi".
This allows Eclipse to search the parent directory i.e. my workspace to
find the extension. However the documentation (http://help.eclipse.org/help31/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/misc/runtime-options.html)
states that a URL can be used e.g. "file\:C\:/workspaces/blah/org.aspectj.osgi"
but this doesn't seem to work and I can't see how the logic in org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.readFrameworkExtensions()
could support URLs. I would like
to configure a framework extension without needing the org.eclipse.osgi
bundle in my workspace in source or binary form. Can someone tell me what
I am doing wrong? 

Thanks 

Matthew Webster
AOSD Project
Java Technology Centre, MP146
IBM Hursley Park, Winchester,  SO21 2JN, England
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