[GERONIMO-4251] Class-Path entry in WAR manifest didn't work if entry is a directory

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.2
• Fix Version/s: 2.1.4, 2.2
• Security Level: public (Regular issues)

Environment

Geronimo 2.1.2 on Windows XP

• Patch Info: Patch Available
• Assignee: Jarek Gawor
• Reporter: Frank Meilinger
• Created: 15/Aug/08 07:53
• Updated: 12/Feb/09 20:31
• Resolved: 12/Feb/09 20:31

Description

Hi,

it's not possible to define an Class-Path element in the WARs manifest, if it's a directory. I try to access jar files packed in the EARs lib/ directory from within a WAR module.

e.g. this will work:
Class-Path: a.jar b.jar

but this doesn't work:
Class-Path: lib/

If a directory is specifyed, I receive the following error:

15:20:13,170 ERROR [DirectoryHotDeployer] Unable to deploy: Manifest class path
entries must end with the .jar extension (J2EE 1.4 Section 8.2): module=../
org.apache.geronimo.common.DeploymentException: Manifest class path entries must
end with the .jar extension (J2EE 1.4 Section 8.2): module=../
at org.apache.geronimo.deployment.DeploymentContext.addManifestClassPath
(DeploymentContext.java:419)
...

I think this is definitely an error because the JEE5 specification section 8.2.1 explicitely allows directories in manifest Class-Path entries.

See discussion:
http://www.nabble.com/EAR-bundle-dir-classpath-issue-tt18982334s134.html