Index: pom.xml
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--- pom.xml	(revision 1521748)
+++ pom.xml	(working copy)
@@ -143,7 +143,10 @@
     <!-- Configuration properties for the OSGi maven-bundle-plugin -->
     <osgi.import>*</osgi.import>
+    <osgi.import.optional>*;resolution:=optional</osgi.import.optional>
     <osgi.dynamicImport />
     <osgi.private />
     <pmd.plugin.version>3.0.1</pmd.plugin.version>
Index: log4j-osgi/core-osgi-reduced/pom.xml
===================================================================
--- log4j-osgi/core-osgi-reduced/pom.xml	(revision 1521748)
+++ log4j-osgi/core-osgi-reduced/pom.xml	(working copy)
@@ -37,11 +37,210 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/org/apache/logging/log4j/core</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>*.*</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>org/apache/logging/log4j/core</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>AbstractAppender.class</include>
+          <include>AbstractManager.class</include>
+          <include>AbstractOutputStreamAppender.class</include>
+          <include>AppenderLoggingException.class</include>
+          <include>CompressionType.class</include>
+          <include>ConsoleAppender.class</include>
+          <include>DefaultErrorHandler.class</include>
+          <include>FailoverAppender.class</include>
+          <include>FailoversPlugin.class</include>
+          <include>FileAppender.class</include>
+          <include>FileManager.class</include>
+          <include>ManagerFactory.class</include>
+          <include>OutputStreamManager.class</include>
+          <include>RandomAccessFileAppender.class</include>
+          <include>RandomAccessFileManager.class</include>
+          <include>RollingFileAppender.class</include>
+          <include>RollingRandomAccessFileAppender.class</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rewrite</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>*.*</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rewrite</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>**/*.*</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/routing</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>*.*</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/routing</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/filter</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>**/*.*</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>org/apache/logging/log4j/core/filter</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/helpers</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>**/*.*</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>org/apache/logging/log4j/core/helpers</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/impl</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>**/*.*</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>org/apache/logging/log4j/core/impl</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/jmx</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>**/*.*</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>org/apache/logging/log4j/core/jmx</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/layout</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>**/*.*</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>org/apache/logging/log4j/core/layout</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/lookup</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>**/*.*</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>org/apache/logging/log4j/core/lookup</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/pattern</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>**/*.*</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>org/apache/logging/log4j/core/pattern</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/selector</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>**/*.*</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>org/apache/logging/log4j/core/selector</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/net</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>Advertiser.class</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>org/apache/logging/log4j/core/net</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/net/ssl</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>**/*.*</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>org/apache/logging/log4j/core/net/ssl</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>**/*.*</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/plugins</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>*.class</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>org/apache/logging/log4j/core/config/plugins</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/db</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>**/*.*</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/db</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/db/jpa</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>**/*.*</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/db/jpa</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/db/jpa/converter</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>**/*.*</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/db/jpa/converter</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/db/nosql</directory>
+        <includes>
+          <include>**/*.*</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/db/nosql</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>${basedir}/target/log4j-core/classes/META-INF</directory>
+        <excludes>
+          <exclude>MANIFEST.MF</exclude>
+        </excludes>
+        <includes>
+          <include>log4j-provider.properties</include>
+          <include>**/*.*</include>
+        </includes>
+        <targetPath>META-INF</targetPath>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>unpack</id>
+            <phase>process-sources</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>unpack</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <artifactItems>
+                <artifactItem>
+                  <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
+                </artifactItem>
+              </artifactItems>
+              <outputDirectory>target/log4j-core/classes</outputDirectory>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
         <executions>
           <execution>
@@ -59,6 +258,25 @@
         </executions>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>1.2.1</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <phase>process-classes</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>java</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+        <configuration>
+          <mainClass>org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.PluginManager</mainClass>
+          <arguments>
+            <argument>${project.build.outputDirectory}</argument>
+          </arguments>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
         <extensions>true</extensions>
@@ -71,26 +289,22 @@
           <archive>
             <forced>true</forced>
           </archive>
-          <excludeDependencies>false</excludeDependencies>
+          <excludeDependencies>true</excludeDependencies>
           <instructions>
             <!-- stops the "uses" clauses being added to "Export-Package" manifest entry -->
             <_nouses>true</_nouses>
             <!-- Stop the JAVA_1_n_HOME variables from being treated as headers by Bnd -->
             <_removeheaders>JAVA_1_3_HOME,JAVA_1_4_HOME,JAVA_1_5_HOME,JAVA_1_6_HOME,JAVA_1_7_HOME</_removeheaders>
             <Bundle-SymbolicName>${osgi.symbolicName}</Bundle-SymbolicName>
-            <Export-Package>
-              !${project.parent.groupId}.core.appender.db.jpa.*,
-              ${project.parent.groupId}.core.appender.db.nosql,
-              !${project.parent.groupId}.core.appender.db.nosql.*,
-              !${project.parent.groupId}.core.async.*,
-              !${project.parent.groupId}.core.net.*,
-              ${project.parent.groupId}.core.*
-            </Export-Package>
+            <Export-Package>${osgi.export}</Export-Package>
             <Private-Package>${osgi.private}</Private-Package>
-            <Import-Package>${osgi.import}</Import-Package>
+            <Import-Package>${osgi.import.optional}</Import-Package>
             <DynamicImport-Package>${osgi.dynamicImport}</DynamicImport-Package>
             <Bundle-DocURL>${project.url}</Bundle-DocURL>
             <Fragment-Host>org.apache.logging.log4j-api;bundle-version=${project.version.osgi}</Fragment-Host>
+            <Include-Resource>
+             {maven-resources}
+            </Include-Resource>
           </instructions>
         </configuration>
         <executions>