possibility to add arbitrary elements to the manifest classpath ---------------------------------------------------------------
Key: MPJAR-55 URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MPJAR-55 Project: maven-jar-plugin Issue Type: Improvement Reporter: Michel Verbist Priority: Minor I want to add '.' (the current directory) to the classpath. The main reason for this is to be able to access files like log4j.properties hibernate.cfg.xml ... outside the jar, so I don't have to rebuild my jar if, e.g., I want to increase the log4j level for a particular class. Or ask my client over the phone to increase the level and send me the log file. The only thing I came up with was this possible improvement: current config of the manifest: <configuration> <archive> <manifest> <addClasspath>true</addClasspath> <mainClass>be.brail.b38c.loadtester.AppLoadTester</mainClass> </manifest> </archive> </configuration> possible extension of manifest config <configuration> <archive> <manifest> <addClasspath>true</addClasspath> <additionalClasspathEntries> <classpathEntry>./</classpathEntry> <classpathEntry>help/</classpathEntry> <classpathEntry>resources/</classpathEntry> </additionalClasspathEntries> <mainClass>be.brail.b38c.loadtester.AppLoadTester</mainClass> </manifest> </archive> </configuration> By adding public List org.apache.maven.archiver.ManifestConfiguration.getAdditionalClasspathEntries() people could be allowed to add not only the dependent jars to the classpath but also any arbitrary directory. -- 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 - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira