Re: including manifest file in ejbjar
Hi Todd,
have you tryed to specify absolute path to manifest file (e.g.
manifest=${basedir}/manifest.mf) ? Works fine for me.
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On 05 Dec 2001 at 10:17:23, Todd Chambery wrote:
Hi,
I am again wrestling with the ejbjar task, this time trying to include the
manifest.mf file contained in the descriptors directory with the ejb jar.
The problem is, Ant is not using the manifest.mf contained in the descriptor
directory and is overwriting it with a (basically) empty one.
The ejbjar task doc lists the following as attributes:
flatdestdir
classpath
genericjarsuffix
basenameterminator
basejarname
naming
destdir
srcdir
descriptordir
though the Ejbjar.java file suggests a hidden feature(?):
/**
* Set the Manifest file to use when jarring.
*
* As of EJB 1.1, manifest files are no longer used to configure the
EJB. However, they
* still have a vital importance if the EJB is intended to be packaged
in an EAR file.
* By adding Class-Path settings to a Manifest file, the EJB can look
for classes inside
* the EAR file itself, allowing for easier deployment. This is
outlined in the J2EE
* specification, and all J2EE components are meant to support it.
*/
public void setManifest(File manifest) {
config.manifest = manifest;
}
The comment states exactly why I need to include the existing manifest, viz.
it contains the classpath used by the .ear file. I included the manifest
attribute in my ejbjar task, but simply using
ejbjar srcdir=${ejbjar.classes.dir}
destdir=${deploy.dir}
descriptordir
=${project.root}/ant_descriptors
flatdestdir =true
genericjarsuffix =.jar
manifest =MANIFEST.MF
results in
[ejbjar] building session_foo.jar with 6 files
BUILD FAILED
b:\d2v1\build.xml:264: Unable to read manifest
changing the manifest filename to /MANIFEST.MF, META-INF/MANIFEST.MF, or
/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF has no impact on this unfortunate outcome.
System spec: ant 1.4.1, NT 4.0sp6, jdk1.3.1_01
thanks in advance
Todd
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Re: including manifest file in ejbjar
That would probably work, except that each descriptor is in its own
directory:
ant_descriptors
foo
meta-inf
foo-ejb-jar.xml
manifest.mf
bar
meta-inf
bar-ejb-jar.xml
manifest.mf
Basically, there is no constant absolute path. I tried
manifest=${project.root}/ant_descriptors/**/MANIFEST.MF
but that gets the same:
java.io.FileNotFoundException:
B:\project.root\ant_descriptors\**\MANIFEST.MF (The filename, directory
name, or volume label syntax is incorrect)
This is related to the problem of grabbing the WebSphere specific .xmi files
related to the particular current directory in which the task is operating:
ejbjar can only grab from some absolute base dir. I'm hoping I don't
have to write a WebSphere optional task, but this kind of nitty work
probably has to be done in the java code behind the scenes.
Just as an aside, has anyone heard of a completed WebSphere task (I'm not a
wizard coder)? There used to be some code in the ant archives, but I
couldn't find it the last time I looked.
Todd
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From: Alexander Syedin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: including manifest file in ejbjar
Hi Todd,
have you tryed to specify absolute path to manifest file (e.g.
manifest=${basedir}/manifest.mf) ? Works fine for me.
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SY. Alexander Syedin
On 05 Dec 2001 at 10:17:23, Todd Chambery wrote:
Hi,
I am again wrestling with the ejbjar task, this time trying to include
the
snip
thanks in advance
Todd
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Re: including manifest file in ejbjar
Todd,
seems that there is no way to correlate DD path with path to manifest file. Only one
manifest file can be specified in ejbjar task and it will be shared among all
generated jar files. AFAIK there is three solutions:
1) Use one manifest for all jars
2) Call ejbjar for each DD
3) Write your own DeploymentTool ;)
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SY. Alexander Syedin
On 05 Dec 2001 at 11:54:33, Todd Chambery wrote:
That would probably work, except that each descriptor is in its own
directory:
ant_descriptors
foo
meta-inf
foo-ejb-jar.xml
manifest.mf
bar
meta-inf
bar-ejb-jar.xml
manifest.mf
Basically, there is no constant absolute path. I tried
manifest=${project.root}/ant_descriptors/**/MANIFEST.MF
but that gets the same:
java.io.FileNotFoundException:
B:\project.root\ant_descriptors\**\MANIFEST.MF (The filename, directory
name, or volume label syntax is incorrect)
This is related to the problem of grabbing the WebSphere specific .xmi files
related to the particular current directory in which the task is operating:
ejbjar can only grab from some absolute base dir. I'm hoping I don't
have to write a WebSphere optional task, but this kind of nitty work
probably has to be done in the java code behind the scenes.
Just as an aside, has anyone heard of a completed WebSphere task (I'm not a
wizard coder)? There used to be some code in the ant archives, but I
couldn't find it the last time I looked.
Todd
- Original Message -
From: Alexander Syedin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Ant Users List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: including manifest file in ejbjar
Hi Todd,
have you tryed to specify absolute path to manifest file (e.g.
manifest=${basedir}/manifest.mf) ? Works fine for me.
--
SY. Alexander Syedin
On 05 Dec 2001 at 10:17:23, Todd Chambery wrote:
Hi,
I am again wrestling with the ejbjar task, this time trying to include
the
snip
thanks in advance
Todd
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