Frank Carver wrote:
> perhaps I use these systems in a different way, but when I develop
> Java, the jar file is usually an output (like a .class file), generated
> by my build process when I recompile the source code, rather than
> a manually edited input file (such as a .java file), When it comes
> to deployment, the jar file is identified by its context; jar files in
> the class path are extensions to the Java class library, jar files
> in a web server config file are web applications and so on.
Or the jar file could be my latest collection of mp3's :)
I think you just made a point for using yet another extension. If I
have a jar file, is it a web app, a java library , a desktop app, or an
EJB _whatever_ ???
Anyways, maybe a good compromise would be for Sun to suggest a
naming convention instead of adding more file extensions ?
webapp_monkey.jar
lib_swing.jar
ejb_money.jar
Of course, tools would probably prefer an extension like .war
instead of this.
Augusto
BTW - I often use jar files as a replacement for zip in windows
and tar in unix. They make my life easier :)
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