RE: Extract all resources for a block.xml

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Niclas Hedhman [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: 11 August 2004 14:10
> To: Avalon framework users
> Subject: Re: Extract all resources for a block.xml
> 
> On Wednesday 11 August 2004 19:51, [email protected] wrote:
> > we are trying to build a clean repository for a Merlin application,
e.g.
> we
> > want to retrieve all dependencies into a clean repository in order
to
> ship
> > an installation that can run offline.
> >
> > Is there a way to do that without just starting merlin with a new
> > repository location?
> 
> The only thing I can think of right now;
> set
>    merlin.repository = $[merlin.home}/system

Ouch - I don't recommend this.  

Basically Merlin maintains two repositories - one repository is for
merlin's own internal usage - that's the ${merlin.home}/system path.
The ${merlin.repository} property can be updated to refer to a different
application repository.  Mixing the application repository with the
system repository IMHO not a good idea - instead - just point
${merlin.repository} to somewhere new or clear the existing app
repository.


> or whereever you want the additional dependencies located and start
merlin
> with the app.
> 
> 
> There might be some support for it in Magic, but I am not aware of it.
If
> not,
> perhaps an 'application' build artifact type should exist, which would
> wrap
> up everything into a deliverable bundle.
> Begging Stephen might help :o)

LOL

Actually - I think there is a need for providing application bundling -
Alexis has been doing something like this with the OpenIM stuff and I
figure we could generalize things and add support via magic for this.
Maybe someone would like to post a feature request in JIRA (hint, hint).

Steve.


> Cheers
> Niclas
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