title: A bundle required by my plugin is not active
body: <p>This post covers Eclipse Early start:
  <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16467860/how-to-ensure-eclipse-plugin-has-required-bundles-available">How to ensure eclipse plugin has required bundles available?</a></p>
  
  <p>This post covers configuring your plugin for "early start" after installed via p2 update: <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4535762/require-bundle-and-import-package-versus-feature-xml-requires">Require-Bundle and Import-Package versus feature.xml requires</a></p>
  
  <p>This wiki entry covers Eclipse lazy start:
  <a href="http://wiki.eclipse.org/Lazy_Start_Bundles" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://wiki.eclipse.org/Lazy_Start_Bundles</a></p>
  
  <p>In my case, I am loading a bundle (Apache Wink) that is required by my plugin bundle, and I need to ensure it is ACTIVE when my plugin is called.  It is not enough that it present, what I mean is, I do not need to import any of its packages I just need it running so my plugin can do HTTP communication  with it.  I'm thinking of two solutions and would appreciate feedback on either, or welcome suggestions I haven't considered:</p>
  
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  <li>Configure it for early start up so it starts when Eclipse starts (via extension).  Since I am not author of the Wink Bundle I'm thinking of adding a fragment that implements the IStartup class.  early start extension is generally frowned upon, so maybe:</li>
  <li>In my Activator, search for the bundle and activate if it is not already activated.  problems?</li>
  </ol>