[news.eclipse.technology.equinox] Best practices for dependency manageme

[Alessandro Mottadelli <amottadelli_NO_SPAM@xxxxxxxxxx>]

In Eclipse/OSGi plugin dependencies can be expressed in two different 
ways: required plugins or import-package.

For our project (a rather large application), we are discussing the 
relative merits of the two approaches.

Import-package looks superior as it allows for better maintainability, 
but it appears that some Eclipse mechanisms depend on the Require-bundle
approach (buddy class loading, Extension points).

Can anybody provide any thoughts or pointers on the matter?

Many thanks,

A.Mottadelli