[udig-devel] parentClassloader parameter

[Ugo Taddei <ugo.taddei@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

first things first, the 
http://udig.refractions.net/tutorials/SDKQuickstart.pdf has a typo on 
page 15. It says:

-Dosgi.parentClassload=ext

but it should read

-Dosgi.parentClassloader=ext

As shown on the screenshot.

now to the question :-)

Why do I need this? I suspect it's to do with the way geotools loads JAI 
(or at least I vaguely remember something like that). Is there a way to 
avoid this? For example, if I define my own plugin and include the jai jars?

Otherwise one is forced to release a complete JRE along with the 
product, which may be an advantage on some occasions, but not always.

Thoughts? Hints? Tips?

Thanks in advance,

Ugo