The following comment has been added to this issue: Author: Emmanuel Venisse Created: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 10:05 AM Body: It's the jar specification.
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/guide/jar/jar.html "Line length: No line may be longer than 72 bytes (not characters), in its UTF8-encoded form. If a value would make the initial line longer than this, it should be continued on extra lines (each starting with a single SPACE)." --------------------------------------------------------------------- View this comment: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MPJAR-28?page=comments#action_20315 --------------------------------------------------------------------- View the issue: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MPJAR-28 Here is an overview of the issue: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: MPJAR-28 Summary: Broken Class-Path entry in manifest.mf Type: Bug Status: Open Priority: Major Original Estimate: Unknown Time Spent: Unknown Remaining: Unknown Project: maven-jar-plugin Assignee: Jason van Zyl Reporter: Janne Kario Created: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 9:47 AM Updated: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 10:05 AM Environment: Maven RC3, Java 1.4.2_03 Description: Class-Path manifest entry created by the jar plugin is wrapped at 70 chars resulting in a broken manifest entry. eg. Class-Path: *******-common-1.0.jar *******-jms-1.0.jar ***********-ej b-1.0.jar mx4j-jmx-2.0.1.jar mx4j-2.0.1.jar mx4j-tools-2.0.1.jar mx4j -impl-2.0.1.jar log4j-1.2.8.jar Each manifest entry line ends at char number 70. The next line begins with a space. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JIRA INFORMATION: This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/Administrators.jspa If you want more information on JIRA, or have a bug to report see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]