FOP block depedends on Batik blocks

[Antonio Gallardo <ag...@agsoftware.dnsalias.com>]

Hi:

I found that FOP block depends on batik-block. FOP will not render nothig
if yu does not include the Batik block. Even if you does not have any SVG
graphics in your generated PDF.

I thinking about that and maybe we can improve the current block building
by creating a common repository for the jars used in blocks and then let
blocks define what jars will use. I am not sure but currently I saw that
there are some jars repeated into the CVS and some times the jars have
diferents versions.

I know currently there a work in progress that target a better block
definition. I posted this mail because I think this is also a problem that
must be addressed.

Best Regards,

Antonio Gallardo.

RE: FOP block depedends on Batik blocks

[Antonio Gallardo <ag...@agsoftware.dnsalias.com>]

Hi Carsten:

Thanks for your prompt answer.

Best Regards,

Antonio Gallardo

Carsten Ziegeler dijo:
> Antonio Gallardo wrote:
>>
>> I found that FOP block depends on batik-block. FOP will not render
>> nothig if yu does not include the Batik block. Even if you does not
>> have any SVG graphics in your generated PDF.
>>
>> I thinking about that and maybe we can improve the current block
>> building by creating a common repository for the jars used in blocks
>> and then let blocks define what jars will use. I am not sure but
>> currently I saw that there are some jars repeated into the CVS and
>> some times the jars have diferents versions.
>>
>> I know currently there a work in progress that target a better block
>> definition. I posted this mail because I think this is also a problem
>> that must be addressed.
>>
> Yes, thanks. This is a known problem.
>
> I proposed a long time ago as a simple solution to have all jars
> (that don't belong to the core) in lib/optional. The build process will
> not automatically copy all jars from there to WEB-INF/lib but only those
> required for the included blocks.
> This should be a simple fix to the current build system, but due to lack
> of time I never did it.
>
> Carsten

RE: FOP block depedends on Batik blocks

[Carsten Ziegeler <cz...@s-und-n.de>]

Antonio Gallardo wrote:
>
> I found that FOP block depends on batik-block. FOP will not render nothig
> if yu does not include the Batik block. Even if you does not have any SVG
> graphics in your generated PDF.
>
> I thinking about that and maybe we can improve the current block building
> by creating a common repository for the jars used in blocks and then let
> blocks define what jars will use. I am not sure but currently I saw that
> there are some jars repeated into the CVS and some times the jars have
> diferents versions.
>
> I know currently there a work in progress that target a better block
> definition. I posted this mail because I think this is also a problem that
> must be addressed.
>
Yes, thanks. This is a known problem.

I proposed a long time ago as a simple solution to have all jars
(that don't belong to the core) in lib/optional. The build process will not
automatically copy all jars from there to WEB-INF/lib but only those
required for the included blocks.
This should be a simple fix to the current build system, but due to lack
of time I never did it.

Carsten