Re: [equinox-dev] Extension Registry optional import of org.eclipse.core

[Thomas Watson <tjwatson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> Thomas Watson wrote:
> > 
> > Hi
> > 
> > You have a point here.  There is already a bug opened
> > https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=146633.
> > Comments from Oleg indicate that this still does not work in
3.3.
> > Seems like a simple Class.forName check could be done to pick
the
> > correct strategy if jobs is not available.
> 
> OK. I think that bugzilla is the place to continue this discussion.
Right?

Yep, any comments or assistence you can provide should
be added to that
bug report.  Thanks.

> 
> >  
> > The Equinox OSGi Framework implementation (org.eclipse.osgi)
implements
> > this package.  The framework itself makes no references
to the jobs
> > package.
> > PlatformAdmin can be used without any bundles installed in Equinox.
> 
> Yes, you are right. I pointed out this because the org.eclipse.osgi
> bundle wasn't in the listed bundles which DJ recommended to use when
I
> try to run the registry bundle on other framework. If this is
> intentional, then registry bundle must be made optional dependent
from
> PlatformAdmin. Does running registry bundle on another framework have
> been tried?
> 

In 3.3 the package imports have been made optional from the registry.
See https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=146824
for details.
You are correct, this is not the case in 3.2.x.

Tom