[FELIX-1585] BundleException: Bundle xy cannot be started, since it is either starting or stopping. (on bundle update via FileInstall)

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: framework-1.6.1, framework-1.8.1, framework-2.0.0
• Component/s: Framework
• Environment: Intel Core2Duo E6600, Windows XP SP3, Sun JVM 1.6.0_16-b01, Karaf SVN Trunk from 9.9.2009
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Jeremias Maerki
• Created: 11/Sep/09 19:37
• Updated: 22/Jun/10 05:16

Description

Short description: Updating a bundle via FileInstall (file-system copy over an existing bundle with the same filename) can cause the following exception:
"BundleException: Bundle xy cannot be started, since it is either starting or stopping."
This happens in about 50% of all updates.

Detailed problem description here: http://markmail.org/thread/odgiad76ioxm575y

Issue Links

• duplicates: FELIX-1581 Bundle#update, Bundle#uninstall and Bundle#stop should wait for a (configurable) timeout before throwing an exception if the bundle is starting or stopping