Web application deployment question

[xaeryan]

I'd like to be able to separate my classes from my WAR file, since my classes are often recompiled individually (and this is a large scale project). If I omit the class files from the WAR, where should I put them instead?

I'd like to change from something like this (directory structure of WAR file):
-------------------

index.jsp
+META-INF
 manifest.mf
+WEB-INF
 web.xml
 +classes
 +package1
 +subpackagename1
 myclass.class
 +package2
 +subpackageame2
 yourclass.class

to instead these (WAR file):
---------------

index.jsp
+META-INF
 manifest.mf
+WEB-INF
 web.xml
 +classes

JAR file 1:
----------------

+META-INF
 manifest.mf
+package1
 +subpackagename1
 myclass.class

JAR file 2:
----------------

+META-INF
 manifest.mf
+package2
 +subpackageame2
 yourclass.class

When I do this, my index.jsp gives me classdefnotfound on 'myclass' and 'yourclass'. I'm kinda new to this, but I figured the JARs should go inside the 'lib' folder of the JBoss server I am using. This doesn't seem to be the case. Any help would be appreciated.

[waynebaylor]

In what order did you deploy the jars and war?

Maybe try deploying the jars first and then the war.

[raist_majere]

Try putting the WAR and the two JARs in an EAR (you can do it exploded, so you don't have to a an EAR everytime you change ony one of them).