>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: Lars Monsees [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 19. Oktober 2006 09:35
>> An: user@ant.apache.org
>> Betreff: Using path/refid for manifest classpath
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I just started using ANT within Eclipse. I have an application
>> that gets deployed as a JAR file.
>> To construct the classpath within the manifest, I first stated
>> all used libs manually in the build.xml but thought that there
>> has to be a better solution to this.
>> 
>> So, I now use a path that gets converted via pathconvert to
>> remove the preceding basedir (second "-->"). This works but
>> the manifest contains a backslash in the classpath:
>> "Class-Path: lib\app-shared-0.3.0.jar".
>> 
>> Here are parts of my build.xml:
>> 
>>      <path id ="external.lib">
>>              <fileset dir="${lib}">
>>                      <include name="**/*.jar"/>
>>              </fileset>
>>      </path>
>> 
>> 
>>      <target name="compile" depends="init"
>> description="compile the source">
>>              <buildnumber/>
>> 
>>              <!-- Compile the java code from ${src} into ${build}
-->
>> -->          <javac srcdir="${src}" destdir="${build}"
>> classpathref="external.lib"/>
>>      </target>
>> 
>> 
>>      <target name="generateJAR" depends="compile"
>> description="generate the jarfile">
>> 
>>              <pathconvert property="dingens" refid="external.lib">
>>                      <globmapper from="${basedir}\" to=""/>
>>              </pathconvert>
>> 
>>              <!-- Create the manifest -->
>>              <manifest file="${jar.manifest}">
>> 
>>                      <attribute name="Built-By"
>> value="${user.name}"/>
>>                      <attribute name="Main-Class"
>> value="${jar.mainclass}"/>
>> 
>> -->                  <attribute name="Class-Path"
>> value="${dingens}"/>
>>              </manifest>
>>              <!-- Put everything in ${build} into the jar file -->
>>              <jar jarfile="${jar.file}" basedir="${build}"
>> manifest="${jar.manifest}"/>
>>      </target>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Although the JAR works I would like to know if there is a
>> better way. I already searched with google, in the faqs and in the
>> wiki. 
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Lars


> For changing the backslash to slash, just set the dirsep-attribute
on
> pathconvert. 
> 

thx! 


> For a better way ... there was something DD said ... oh yes: the new
> (1.7) <manifestclasspath> task ... 

nice =)
Then I guess there is no need to state this in the documentation or
FAQ. 
btw: Is this problem not something common? Or can anyone give me some
best practice examples on how to create the manifest classpath
automatically? I´m just curious, ´cause I found nothing while
searching.

Lars


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