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Re: [p2-dev] Creating a Target Platform and p2... 
Jeff,

P2 is also parsing the bundle manifests, un-checking stops that too.

All,

I still don't see the value or rational here.
Let's say I'm an eclipse user. I have a list of user "approved" update sites. As a user I want to get a new version of a software library, so I go to create a new target platform. I select the project's update site to get the new software and... it won't install.
I'd then go on the forums and complain that the update site is broken. I'd be told it isn't and I need to un-select "include all dependencies". At this point the software will install, but I still don't have a viable Target Platform, and worse I need to manually figure out the missing OSGi dependencies.
Why? I believe P2 has the functionality to handle this situation gracefully. Why aren't we using it? Is there a bug number that contained a design discussion on this previously? 

Thanks.

-Eric

Jeff McAffer wrote:
Clarification, unchecking the box should not "grab all dependencies". It will follow the feature *include* dependencies and get the specific versions listed therein, ignoring those that cannot be found. 
Jeff

On 2010-04-22, at 3:20 PM, Curtis Windatt wrote:


Hi Eric,
Yes, this is expected behaviour. The target resolves the required dependencies of each location independently. If you want to create a target from multiple sites you can uncheck the "Include required software" button at the bottom of the Add Content from Software Site wizard. When trying to gather requirements, the site will (using the p2 slicer) grab all dependencies that are available in the repo you are working with and will ignore dependencies it cannot find. 

Curtis


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Date: 	2010/04/22 02:02 PM
Subject: 	[p2-dev] Creating a Target Platform and p2...
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Hi,

I've been trying to figure out a weird issue I've been getting trying to
create a Target platform from an update site.

Basically the issue appears to be that when creating a Target Platform,
P2 does not look outside the selected repo to resolve dependencies. If
the Helios repo is used everything resolves fine. If the local project
repo is used there are errors that required dependencies are missing -
Even if the default platform is used as a starting point (so the
platform isn't used to resolve dependencies either).

Is this expected behavior?

Anyone?
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-Eric

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