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Add --add-to-start=<url> support for easier remote module install

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#175 opened on Feb 16, 2016

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migrated from Bugzilla #449512 status ASSIGNED severity normal in component start for 9.2.x Reported in version 9.3.0 on platform All Assigned to: Joakim Erdfelt

On 2014-10-31 15:32:53 -0400, Joakim Erdfelt wrote:

Add the ability for --add-to-start= to download a module file, install it, and have it download any extra files it needs too.

This would make adding remote modules easier.

On 2014-10-31 15:33:41 -0400, Joakim Erdfelt wrote:

this could possibly be a separate command line (with similar internal behavior)

such as --install-module=

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Investigate the Jetty module system and implement a command line option to download and install a module from a URI, potentially reusing existing module installation logic.
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