In the Apache Felix OSGi framework, configuration files offer an option to include additional system packages in the Felix ecosystem. The line in the Felix config looks like this:
# To append packages to the default set of exported system packages,
# set this value.
org.osgi.framework.system.packages.extra=gnu.java.net.local
I am switching my current OSGi framework from Felix to Eclipse Equinox, and I've found that one of my bundles depends on the gnu.java.net.local package that I previously had access to in Felix, but I can't find anything in the (vague) configuration documentation for Equinox
that seems equivalent to the setting in Felix. Does anyone know the Equinox way of including this extra package?
If you're looking at the link I shared above (to the Equinox configuration documentation), the "System Properties" section is the one that lists configuration file options. I'm not sure if there is a more complete documentation elsewhere.
The property you mentioned is available in every OSGi container. It is listed in the OSGi core specification. See chapter 4.2.2 Launching properties.
You can define it in the config file of equinox or as a system property like:
java -jar equinox.jar -Dorg.osgi.framework.system.packages.extra=gnu.java.net.local