Exporting packages from System Bundle

["Richard S. Hall" <he...@ungoverned.org>]

Currently, Felix' System Bundle hard codes four exports (framework, 
packageadmin, startlevel, and url). Additional exports can be added 
using the org.osgi.framework.system.packages property via the 
config.properties file.

After thinking about it a little, I think that the four packages should 
no longer be hard coded into Felix. This approach was mostly a holdover 
from R3 when their was no spec defined way to export packages, so I just 
added them by hand.

Now that we have a standard way of doing this, it seems like we should 
just move the hard coded packages to the config.properties so they are 
treated the same way as any other package listed in the system packages 
property.

Does anyone have an issue with this? I think it is better because it is 
more consistent and it makes all exported packages externally editable. 
The one potential downside is that if people mess up their 
config.properties file, they may get themselves into a situation where 
they can't even see the OSGi interfaces/classes...this doesn't sound too 
major.

If no one can think of any major issues with this, then I will commit 
the change.

-> richard

Re: Exporting packages from System Bundle

["Richard S. Hall" <he...@ungoverned.org>]

Well, this didn't seem to stir up much fuss, so I moved the hard coded 
System Bundle exports to the config.properties file and committed it. If 
we run into any issues we can always go back.

-> richard

Marcel Offermans wrote:
> Richard S. Hall wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have an issue with this? I think it is better because it 
>> is more consistent and it makes all exported packages externally 
>> editable. 
>
> I agree and I don't see any issues.
>
> Greetings, Marcel
>
>

Re: Exporting packages from System Bundle

[Marcel Offermans <ma...@luminis.nl>]

Richard S. Hall wrote:

> Does anyone have an issue with this? I think it is better because it 
> is more consistent and it makes all exported packages externally 
> editable. 

I agree and I don't see any issues.

Greetings, Marcel