--- a/autoupdate.services/src/org/netbeans/modules/autoupdate/services/DependencyChecker.java	Fri Jun 06 06:53:39 2008 +0200
+++ a/autoupdate.services/src/org/netbeans/modules/autoupdate/services/DependencyChecker.java	Fri Jun 06 16:16:01 2008 +0200
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ 
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import org.netbeans.Util;
 import org.openide.modules.ModuleInfo;
 import org.openide.modules.Dependency;
 import org.openide.modules.SpecificationVersion;
@@ -93,6 +94,13 @@ 
                     if (! matchDependencyJava (dep)) {
                         err.log(Level.FINE, "The Java platform version " + dep +
                                 " or higher was requested but only " + Dependency.JAVA_SPEC + " is running.");
+                        res.add (dep);
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case (Dependency.TYPE_PACKAGE) :
+                    if (! matchPackageDependency (dep)) {
+                        err.log(Level.FINE, "The package " + dep +
+                                " was requested but it is not in current ClassPath.");
                         res.add (dep);
                     }
                     break;
@@ -157,6 +165,13 @@ 
                         res.add (dep);
                     }
                     break;
+                case (Dependency.TYPE_PACKAGE) :
+                    if (! matchPackageDependency (dep)) {
+                        err.log(Level.FINE, "The package " + dep +
+                                " was requested but it is not in current ClassPath.");
+                        res.add (dep);
+                    }
+                    break;
                 default:
                     //assert false : "Unknown type of Dependency, was " + dep.getType ();
                     err.log(Level.FINE, "Uncovered Dependency " + dep);                    
@@ -200,6 +215,10 @@ 
         }
         // All other usages unlikely
         return true;
+    }
+    
+    private static boolean matchPackageDependency (Dependency dep) {
+        return Util.checkPackageDependency (dep, ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader ());
     }
     
     static boolean checkDependencyModuleAllowEqual (Dependency dep, ModuleInfo module) {
--- a/o.n.bootstrap/manifest.mf	Fri Jun 06 06:53:39 2008 +0200
+++ a/o.n.bootstrap/manifest.mf	Fri Jun 06 16:16:01 2008 +0200
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ 
 Manifest-Version: 1.0
 OpenIDE-Module: org.netbeans.bootstrap/1
-OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 2.13
+OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 2.14
 OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/netbeans/Bundle.properties
--- a/o.n.bootstrap/src/org/netbeans/Util.java	Fri Jun 06 06:53:39 2008 +0200
+++ a/o.n.bootstrap/src/org/netbeans/Util.java	Fri Jun 06 16:16:01 2008 +0200
@@ -242,8 +242,13 @@ 
     
     /** Check whether a package dependency is met.
      * A classloader must be supplied to check in.
+     * @param dep a module dependency
+     * @param cl a package-accessible classloader
+     * @return true if package is met
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException 
+     * @since 2.14
      */
-    static boolean checkPackageDependency(Dependency dep, ClassLoader cl) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+    public static boolean checkPackageDependency(Dependency dep, ClassLoader cl) throws IllegalArgumentException {
         if (dep.getType() != Dependency.TYPE_PACKAGE) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not a package dependency"); // NOI18N
         }