[Springframework-developer] Introduce explicit "abstract" bean definition attribute

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The following suggestion sounds plausible:
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http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/spring/browse/SPR-269
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Currently, singleton parent bean definitions that are not meant to be =
instantiated directly have to be marked "lazy-init" to avoid eager =
instantiation on application context startup. I guess it would be =
cleaner do introduce an abstract=3D"true"/"false" attribute at the =
"bean" level, clearly indicating that this bean should never be created =
but just serves as template for child bean definitions.
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Any objections to adding this for 1.1 final?
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Juergen