Re: [tycho-user] Representing Virgo Tomcat Server as a local p2 reposito

[Cameron Ross <cross@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Igor,

That's the conclusion I'm coming to.  I guess I need to consider
what's involved with making Virgo Tomcat Server available from a
remote p2 repository (I don't think it currently is).

Thanks,
Cameron.

Sent from my iPhone

On 2012-06-16, at 10:51 AM, Igor Fedorenko <igor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ability to reproduce builds on different systems with no or very little
> local setup is one of the main advantages of using Tycho (and Maven in
> general). Requirement to have local Virgo installation pretty much
> negates this benefit. If it is not possible to resolve Virgo from remote
> p2 repository(ies), I wonder if Tycho is the right tool for your project.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Igor
>
> On 12-06-16 10:37 AM, Cameron Ross wrote:
>> The Virgo installation isn't a p2 repo, so I'm not surprised this
>> approach doesn't work.  I haven't been able to make it work with a
>> target file either.  From Eclipse I'm defining the target as an
>> "Installation".  However, the Tycho docs state the location types
>> "Directory", "Installation", and "Features" are not supported.
>>
>> Is there any way I can point at a local Virgo installation and have it
>> work for Tycho and from within Eclipse?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Cameron.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 2012-06-16, at 9:34 AM, "Cristiano Gavião" <cvgaviao@xxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:cvgaviao@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> A target platform definition file can point to directories containing
>>> plugins and features that no necessarily is a P2 repo...
>>>
>>> What I know is that tycho can't work with directories/folders, only
>>> with P2 repo containing its proper metadata.
>>>
>>> Are you sure that this file:///C:/Virgo/virgo-tomcat-server-3.5.0.M04
>>> <file:///C:/Virgo/virgo-tomcat-server-3.5.0.M04%3c/url> is a p2 repo ?
>>>
>>> regards,
>>>
>>> Cristiano
>>>
>>> On 16/06/12 10:11, Cameron Ross wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have a target platform defined within Eclipse to point at a local
>>>> installation of Virgo Tomcat Server and everything works fine.
>>>> However, when I try to define my Virgo target as a p2 repository
>>>> within my pom I get  “org.eclipse.equinox.p2.core.ProvisionException:
>>>> No repository found at file:/C:/Virgo/virgo-tomcat-server-3.5.0.M04” :
>>>>
>>>> <repository>
>>>>
>>>> <id>virgo</id>
>>>>
>>>>    <layout>p2</layout>
>>>>
>>>>    <url>file:///C:/Virgo/virgo-tomcat-server-3.5.0.M04</url
>>>> <file:///C:/Virgo/virgo-tomcat-server-3.5.0.M04%3c/url>>
>>>>
>>>> </repository>
>>>>
>>>> How should I point maven at my Virgo target?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cameron.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>
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