5 Replies Latest reply on Dec 1, 2003 12:04 PM by martin0

Custom manifest in packaging config

shorero Oct 17, 2003 10:19 AM

Configuration: JBoss 3.2.2RC4; Eclipse 2.1.1; JBoss IDE 1.2.1

I'm building an EAR file containing several separate EJB jar files and a couple of libraries. For this to work, I believe that I need to control the Class-Path: entry in the manifest of each of the EJB jar files. I can't figure out any way to build a packaging configuration that copies or merges my custom manifest.mf into the generated manifest in the jar file; in particular, simply adding a manifest.mf file to the configuration is ignored (the generated manifest.mf never contains the Class-Path: entry). I can achieve the goal by manually editing packaging-build.xml and adding a manifest= attribute to each of the appropriate structures, but this is something of a PITA.

Is there any way to get a proper Class-Path: in the manifest.mf built by a packaging run? More generally, is there any way to get additional manifest entries such as Sealed: into the generated manifest.mf?

1. Re: Custom manifest in packaging config

martin0 Nov 29, 2003 3:01 PM (in response to shorero)

I have the same issue.

I note that in ant, the jar task can take a manifest attribute - a manifest file which seems to get merged into the resulting final manifest in the jar file. I can't see how to put that attribute in the packaging-build.xml generated by packaging configuration.

Did you work it out?
Thanks
Martin
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2. Re: Custom manifest in packaging config

letiemble Dec 1, 2003 4:33 AM (in response to shorero)

Hi,

Simply add a file in your packaging configuration. The file must be named "MANIFEST.MF" and have a target "META-INF".
You can take a look at the standard configuration.

See also :
http://www.jboss.org/modules/bb/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&t=
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3. Re: Custom manifest in packaging config

martin0 Dec 1, 2003 5:50 AM (in response to shorero)

Thanks Laurent

I worked it out on that thread :-)
http://www.jboss.org/modules/bb/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&t=
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4. Re: Custom manifest in packaging config

guix Dec 1, 2003 9:49 AM (in response to shorero)

I must be blind, deaf and mute but still can't make the packaging to inlcude my manifest after reviewing all the posts.... Here is an excerpt of my .packaging file:

this generates the following entry on the packaging-build-xml

but this *still* does not include my manifest file.

JBoss IDE soes NOT allow me to add the file from Project Properties- packaging confgurations. Anything I select from within the project appears on the list but the file field is blank. So I actually have to modify the .packaging file directly. External files do work though.
Please tell me I am just not worthy and I am making something ssssstupid....

Eclipse 2.1.2
Jboss IDE 1.2.2
Windows NT 4
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5. Re: Custom manifest in packaging config

martin0 Dec 1, 2003 12:04 PM (in response to shorero)

you need to add a file called MANIFEST.MF to you project. Note MF, not INF

Then in packagaging config, add this file to the jar - make sure the prefix is correct - ie META-INF

Process to add a file from the project is
1 from packaging config, select the jar you are configuring
2 right click, add file
3 click project file
4 select project file (MANIFEST.MF)
5 fill in prefix (META-INF)
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