Europa People,
I ran a simple test this evening and confirmed that the update manager
does not "select required" unless the features are mentioned in
site.xml. Thus we need to keep all the features in the site.xml - you
can always use "Enabling Features" to pseudo-hide the ones you don't
want to be so public.
- Bjorn
The test:
- I downloaded the entire Europa staging update site to my local
machine
- I edited the staging/site.xml and removed the Apache Derby
Feature element.
- I left the features/org.apache.derby.core_10.1.2.1.jar untouched.
- I installed a fresh copy of 3.3RC1 Platform SDK (yes, I realize
we're up to 3.3RC3 now, but I had RC1 on my disk)
- Help > Software Updates > Find and Install > Search for
New Features > my desktop modified staging update site
- "Testing and Performance"
- Press Select Required
- Error: Eclipse BIRT Example (2.2.0.v20070314-7C7C-5SQCCz-ClUg)
requires feature "org.apache.derby.core (10.1.2.1)", or later version.
With an un-modified site.xml, step 8 results in a happy selection of
Charting and Reporting, Database Development, Enabling Features,
Graphical Editors and Frameworks, Java Development, Models and Model
Development, and Testing and Performance. And no error messages.
Jeff McAffer wrote:
Note that I said,
"
Of course, there may well be a reality issue blocking this theory...
"
Please confirm that this all works
as
described, expected, desired before going off and doing Europa-wide
changes.
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