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Bnd/Bndtools 7.5.0 released

Bnd/Bndtools 7.5.0 Released

We are happy to announce the release of Bnd/Bndtools 7.5.0!

This release introduces significant improvements to Eclipse feature support, property conflict reporting, HTTP caching, and developer experience. Highlights include:

  • Eclipse Features on Build Paths — support for referencing Eclipse features in -buildpath, -testpath, -runpath, and -runbundles with automatic expansion to member bundles
  • Property Conflict Detection — new -propertyconflicts property for detecting and reporting duplicate property definitions with detailed diagnostics
  • Conditional Import Resolution — added support for resolution:=conditional on Import-Package for better control over optional dependencies
  • HTTP Cache Improvements — negative caching for 404 responses to reduce unnecessary network requests
  • Javac Release Option Support — new javac.release property for using javac --release flag to prevent accidental use of newer platform APIs
  • Trusted Checksums: strict-jar-only Policy — new policy focusing on jar file checksums to improve Eclipse integration
  • Optimized Rebuild Trigger Policy — faster Eclipse rebuilds by preserving JAR timestamps when rebuilds produce identical artifacts
  • JAR Lifecycle Listeners — new plugin interface for artifact signing, metadata generation, and validation
  • P2 Repository Enhancements — explicit index filenames, cache link collision prevention, and improved namespace handling
  • Bndtools UI Improvements — support for Eclipse features in Build Path and Run Bundles panes with canonical clause generation

For the full list of changes, see the Release Notes for 7.5.0.

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