[RIVER-125] Norm stores local attributes in marshalled form, prevents codebase evolution

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: jtsk_2.0
• Component/s: com_sun_jini_norm
• Bugtraq ID: 4959687
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: John McClain
• Created: 27/Jul/07 19:04
• Updated: 11/Jan/10 00:05

Description

Bugtraq ID 4959687

Norm stores all of its attributes in marshalled form in its persistent log,
including its initial attributes, whose code is supplied by its download
codebase. When a codebase uses HTTPMD URLs, the codebase needs to be
changed whenever the contents of the download JAR file changes, either due to
additions or modifications in a patch release, or with the addition of
attributes. Such a change alters the codebase of any attributed supplied
by the download JAR file, either causing the service to drop them if the new
export codebase has the same name, or else requiring giving the updated codebase
a new name.

Suggested Fix :

Don't store the codebase for attributes supplied by the service's download codebase.

Work Around :

Rename the download codebase whenever its contents are changed and continue to
supply the original codebase.

Issue Links

• is related to: RIVER-72 Outrigger keeps local attributes in marshalled form, prevents codebase evolution
• is related to: RIVER-79 Mahalo stores local attributes in marshalled form, prevents codebase evolution
• is related to: RIVER-80 Mercury stores local attributes in marshalled form, prevents codebase evolution
• is related to: RIVER-328 OSGi Bundles for Versioning Control and Codebase Evolution
• relates to: RIVER-190 Fiddler stores local attributes in marshalled form, prevents codebase evolution