[MJAR-39] Maven Sets Manifest Attribute Values to Multi-Line Strings

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 2.0
• Environment: Maven version: 2.0.4; Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
• Assignee: Mike Perham
• Reporter: Steven Coco
• Created: 28/Apr/06 09:41
• Updated: 31/Jan/15 14:24
• Resolved: 20/Jun/06 23:25

Description

Maven will set a Manifest attribute's value to a multi-line string, which results in an invalid Manifest.
By default, on its own, Maven adds a Specification-Title attribute to the Manifest, and sets its value to the POM's <description> element. If this is a multi-line value in the POM, Maven will insert it unchanged: and yield an invalid Manifest. Maven then can't even load the jar that it just created itself!
I have filed another bug relating to the fact that it should not insert such an attribute by default: MJAR-38

Issue Links

• relates to: MJAR-38 Maven Puts Arbitrary Extension Definition in JAR Manifest by Default.