http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1249
*** shadow/1249 Fri Apr 6 08:40:42 2001 --- shadow/1249.tmp.19062 Fri Apr 6 08:40:42 2001 *************** *** 0 **** --- 1,21 ---- + +============================================================================+ + | java task doesn't support the -jar option | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | Bug #: 1249 Product: Ant | + | Status: NEW Version: 1.3 | + | Resolution: Platform: All | + | Severity: Enhancement OS/Version: All | + | Priority: Component: Core tasks | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | Assigned To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | + | Reported By: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | + | CC list: Cc: | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | URL: | + +============================================================================+ + | DESCRIPTION | + In Java 2, you can do java -jar jarfile.jar and it looks into the manifest + to setup the classpath and main class. I myself don't like to use this + option, but I have run into a fair amount of cases where library developers + used it. You can easily work around it, but it would be a nice-to-have + feature.
