-exportcontents PACKAGE-SPEC, ( ',' PACKAGE-SPEC )*
Project
Exports the given packages but does not try to include them from the class path. The packages should be loaded with alternative means.
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Example:
-exportcontents=!*impl*,*;version=3.0 -
Pattern:
.*
Exports the given packages but does not try to include them from the class path. The packages should be loaded with alternative means. The syntax is similar to the Export-Package header.
Export-Package = -includepackage + -exportcontents (source).
That is, Export-Package will add packages to the bundle, perhaps from (other) .jar files on the classpath, and also add those packages to the Export-Package manifest header.
-exportcontents will only add packages which are already part of the bundle to the Export-Package manifest header.
-exportcontents: com.example.api;
See the packages macro, which is useful in combination with -exportcontents.
Use Cases
So -exportcontent is appropriate for Maven and Gradle (non-Bnd workspace) builds where the content of the bundle is being managed by normal Maven or Gradle means.