Hi Todd,
have you tryed to specify absolute path to manifest file (e.g.
manifest="${basedir}/manifest.mf") ? Works fine for me.
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SY. Alexander Syedin
On 05 Dec 2001 at 10:17:23, Todd Chambery wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am again wrestling with the <ejbjar> task, this time trying to include the
> manifest.mf file contained in the descriptors directory with the ejb jar.
> The problem is, Ant is not using the manifest.mf contained in the descriptor
> directory and is overwriting it with a (basically) empty one.
>
> The ejbjar task doc lists the following as attributes:
>
> flatdestdir
> classpath
> genericjarsuffix
> basenameterminator
> basejarname
> naming
> destdir
> srcdir
> descriptordir
>
> though the Ejbjar.java file suggests a hidden feature(?):
>
> /**
> * Set the Manifest file to use when jarring.
> *
> * As of EJB 1.1, manifest files are no longer used to configure the
> EJB. However, they
> * still have a vital importance if the EJB is intended to be packaged
> in an EAR file.
> * By adding "Class-Path" settings to a Manifest file, the EJB can look
> for classes inside
> * the EAR file itself, allowing for easier deployment. This is
> outlined in the J2EE
> * specification, and all J2EE components are meant to support it.
> */
> public void setManifest(File manifest) {
> config.manifest = manifest;
> }
>
> The comment states exactly why I need to include the existing manifest, viz.
> it contains the classpath used by the .ear file. I included the manifest
> attribute in my <ejbjar> task, but simply using
>
> <ejbjar srcdir ="${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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