Servlet 2.3 spec p.63: "Web containers are recommended to have a mechanism by which web applications can learn what JAR files containing resources and code are available, and for making them available to the application. Containers should provide a convenient procedure for editing and configuring library files or extensions.
It is recommended that Application developers provide a META-INF/ MANIFEST.MF entry in the WAR file listing extensions, if any, needed by the WAR. The format of the manifest entry should follow standard JAR manifest format. In expressing dependencies on extensions installed on the web container, the manifest entry should follow the specification for standard extensions defined at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/guide/extensions/versioning.html. Web Containers should be able to recognize declared dependencies expressed in the manifest entry of any of the library JARs under the WEB-INF/lib entry in a WAR. If a web container is not able to satisfy the dependencies declared in this manner, it should reject the application with an informative error message." This seems like a handy way to avoid having the same jar in 10 different web-inf/lib directories! Does tomcat do it? _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
