Trying to build an OSGi bundle in Maven with embedded dependencies. Can't seem to exclude transitive dependencies from BND classpath - maven

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Basically, my web service must be deployable as a single OSGi jar bundle. Therefore:
The bundle must contain all compile and runtime maven dependencies.
It must also contain all non-optional dependencies that depend on those dependencies (i.e., the transitive dependencies).
I'm attempting to use the maven-bundle-plugin to accomplish this. I've used Embed-Dependency to get all my compile and runtime dependencies in the bundle, and I've used Embed-Transitive to embed all the transitive dependencies. I then figured out how to use excludeDependencies to exclude Maven dependencies from the BND classpath (they are moved to Private-Package in the Manifest), but for the life of me I can't figure out how to get it to exclude the transitive dependencies. No matter what I do, the transitive dependencies still seem to show up in the Import-Package list in the Manifest.
Worse, it seems to suck in ALL dependencies including optional ones so I get lots of extra stuff I don't use like ibatis and jfree. Yet, when I add ;optional=false to the dependency pattern, I get a warning that no dependencies matched the pattern.
I started trying to exclude dependencies one by one but after an hour of chasing down dependencies I decided there had to be a better way.
This is the current incarnation of my pom.xml. Can anyone help me resolve this?
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<parent>
<artifactId>direct-parent</artifactId>
<groupId>com.edo.direct</groupId>
<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<relativePath>../direct-parent</relativePath>
</parent>
<artifactId>direct-registration</artifactId>
<packaging>bundle</packaging>
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>wso2</id>
<url>http://dist.wso2.org/maven2/</url>
</repository>
</repositories>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.3.5</version>
<extensions>true</extensions>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>bundle</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
<configuration>
<excludeDependencies>*;scope=compile|runtime</excludeDependencies>
<ignoreMissingArtifacts>true</ignoreMissingArtifacts>
<instructions>
<Bundle-Vendor>edo Interactive</Bundle-Vendor>
<Bundle-SymbolicName>com.edo.direct.service</Bundle-SymbolicName>
<Export-Package>
com.edo.service;-split-package:=merge-first
</Export-Package>
<Embed-Dependency>*;scope=compile|runtime</Embed-Dependency>
<Embed-Transitive>true</Embed-Transitive>
<Import-Package>
*
</Import-Package>
<Private-Package>
com.edo*;-split-package:=merge-first,
</Private-Package>
<Include-Resource>
{maven-resources}
</Include-Resource>
<Bundle-ClassPath>.,{maven-dependencies}</Bundle-ClassPath>
</instructions>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.9</version>
<configuration>
<includes>
<include>**/*Test.java</include>
</includes>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.5</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>add-source</id>
<phase>generate-sources</phase>
<goals>
<goal>add-source</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<sources>
<source>src/main/groovy</source>
</sources>
</configuration>
</execution>
<execution>
<id>add-test-source</id>
<phase>generate-test-sources</phase>
<goals>
<goal>add-test-source</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<sources>
<source>src/test/groovy</source>
</sources>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.3.1</version>
<configuration>
<compilerId>groovy-eclipse-compiler</compilerId>
<verbose>true</verbose>
<source>1.6</source>
<target>1.6</target>
</configuration>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
<artifactId>groovy-eclipse-batch</artifactId>
<version>1.8.0-03</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
<artifactId>groovy-eclipse-compiler</artifactId>
<version>2.5.1</version>
<exclusions>
<exclusion>
<groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
<artifactId>groovy-eclipse-batch</artifactId>
</exclusion>
</exclusions>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</plugin>
</plugins>
<pluginManagement>
<plugins>
<!--This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings
only. It has no influence on the Maven build itself. -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
<artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<configuration>
<lifecycleMappingMetadata>
<pluginExecutions>
<pluginExecution>
<pluginExecutionFilter>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<versionRange>[1.5,)</versionRange>
<goals>
<goal>add-source</goal>
<goal>add-test-source</goal>
</goals>
</pluginExecutionFilter>
<action>
<execute />
</action>
</pluginExecution>
<pluginExecution>
<pluginExecutionFilter>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<versionRange>[2.3.1,)</versionRange>
<goals>
<goal>testCompile</goal>
<goal>compile</goal>
</goals>
</pluginExecutionFilter>
<action>
<execute />
</action>
</pluginExecution>
<pluginExecution>
<pluginExecutionFilter>
<groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
<artifactId>groovy-eclipse-compiler</artifactId>
<versionRange>[2.5.1,)</versionRange>
<goals>
<goal>testCompile</goal>
<goal>compile</goal>
</goals>
</pluginExecutionFilter>
<action>
<execute />
</action>
</pluginExecution>
</pluginExecutions>
</lifecycleMappingMetadata>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</pluginManagement>
</build>
<name>direct-registration</name>
<url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
<properties>
<gmaven.version>1.3</gmaven.version>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
</properties>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>junit</groupId>
<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
<version>4.9</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.axis2.wso2</groupId>
<artifactId>axis2</artifactId>
<version>1.6.0.wso2v4</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
<artifactId>axis2-kernel</artifactId>
<version>1.6-wso2v4</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
<artifactId>axis2</artifactId>
<version>1.6.0</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
<artifactId>axis2-kernel</artifactId>
<version>1.6.0</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
<artifactId>axis2-spring</artifactId>
<version>1.6.0</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
<version>3.0.5.RELEASE</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
<version>3.0.5.RELEASE</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-orm</artifactId>
<version>3.0.5.RELEASE</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
<version>3.0.5.RELEASE</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
<version>3.0.5.RELEASE</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
<version>3.0.5.RELEASE</version>
<scope>runtime</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-asm</artifactId>
<version>3.0.5.RELEASE</version>
<scope>runtime</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
<version>3.0.5.RELEASE</version>
<scope>runtime</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
<version>3.0.5.RELEASE</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-security-ldap</artifactId>
<version>3.0.5.RELEASE</version>
<scope>runtime</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.grails</groupId>
<artifactId>grails-spring</artifactId>
<version>1.3.7</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
<artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
<version>4.2.0.Final</version>
<scope>runtime</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
<artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
<version>3.6.5.Final</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
<artifactId>hibernate-ehcache</artifactId>
<version>3.6.5.Final</version>
<scope>runtime</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
<artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.0-api</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0.Final</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>postgresql</groupId>
<artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
<version>9.0-801.jdbc4</version>
<scope>runtime</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>javassist</groupId>
<artifactId>javassist</artifactId>
<version>3.12.1.GA</version>
<scope>runtime</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>cglib</groupId>
<artifactId>cglib</artifactId>
<version>2.2.2</version>
<scope>runtime</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>net.sf.ehcache</groupId>
<artifactId>ehcache-core</artifactId>
<version>2.4.3</version>
<scope>runtime</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.collections</groupId>
<artifactId>google-collections</artifactId>
<version>1.0</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
<version>2.6</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
<version>2.0.1</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
<version>1.5</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>joda-time</groupId>
<artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
<version>1.6.2</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
<version>1.1.1</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
<version>1.5.10</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
<artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
<version>1.5.10</version>
<scope>runtime</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
<artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
<version>1.5.10</version>
<scope>runtime</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
<artifactId>jul-to-slf4j</artifactId>
<version>1.5.10</version>
<scope>runtime</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>log4j</groupId>
<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
<version>1.2.16</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId>
<artifactId>geronimo-osgi-locator</artifactId>
<version>1.1</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId>
<artifactId>geronimo-jaxrs_1.1_spec</artifactId>
<version>1.0</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
<artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
<version>2.5</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<!-- Project Dependencies -->
<dependency>
<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
<artifactId>direct-common</artifactId>
<version>${project.version}</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</project>

Answer 1

I had similar problem, I use tycho build, but one of my bundles is built with BND. See http://code.google.com/p/choncms/source/browse/trunk/chon-platform/bnd-libs/pom.xml, in Import-Package I'm using !* to exclude all dependencies except what is necessary is explicitly mentioned.