Bnd command line - resolve

GENERAL
1

I am trying to run bnd on the command line running the resolve task. Is there any docs on how to use this ? Commands | bnd does not even list it as a command. I am trying to simulate clicking the “resolve” button on a bndrun file in eclipse

2

Try bnd help resolve and bnd resolve help to get help.

3

Did that.
java -jar …/…/libs/biz.aQute.bnd-6.1.0.jar resolve resolve help

Warnings
000: Using default workspace
Nothing

java -jar …/…/libs/biz.aQute.bnd-6.1.0.jar resolve resolve -h
Unrecognized option h

NAME
resolve - Resolve a bndrun file

SYNOPSIS
resolve [options] <…>

OPTIONS

[ -b, --bundles ] - Print out the bundles
[ -d, --dot ] - Create a dependency file
[ -e, --exclude <string;> ] - Exclude files by pattern
[ -f, --files ] - Print out the bundle files
[ -o, --optionals ] - Show the optionals
[ -p, --project ] - Identify another project
[ -q, --quiet ] - Quiet
[ -r, --runorder ] - Override the -runorder
[ -u, --urls ] - Print out the bundle urls
[ -v, --verbose ] - prints more processing information
[ -w, --workspace ] - Use the following workspace
[ -W, --write ] - Write -runbundles instruction back to the file
[ -x, --xchange ] - Fail on changes

So I am assuming , would spit out all the required jars OR tell me what is not resolved

java -jar …/…/libs/biz.aQute.bnd-6.1.0.jar resolve resolve -f resolve.bndrun

Instead I get this which looks like it is not doing anything

Warnings
000: Using default workspace

4

QQ: what toolchain are you using?

5

Not sure what you are asking. Ultimately trying to generate a list of bundles to build a docker container

6

are you working in bnd workspace, maven, or pure gradle build?

The bnd command line only works in the first. But for the other two there are different options to do what you like, making docker images from bnd resolutions is pretty common task.

7

If you really want to run bnd with java -jar you need to do: java -jar …/…/libs/biz.aQute.bnd-6.1.0.jar resolve resolve **/*.bndrun Nto sure where to find the documentation or if there is any.

8

Got it working , For the record , no workspace required …

java -jar …/…/libs/biz.aQute.bnd-6.1.0.jar resolve resolve -u -p config.bndrun

inside the config.bndrun I define -plugins for each of the repos like this …

repo.def = aQute.bnd.deployer.repository.LocalIndexedRepo;
name="${1}";
local=/Users/davesmith/candatag/repo/base/${2};
pretty=true

-plugin.common: ${repo.def;Common;common}
etc …

Output looks like…
# URLS
file:/Users/davesmith/candatag/repo/base/internal/common/javax.servlet-api-3.1.0.jar
file:/Users/davesmith/candatag/repo/base/internal/server/org.apache.commons.logging-1.1.3.jar
…