Manifest Class-Path ignored in packaged EAR file, used in exploded EAR file --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: JBAS-4208 URL: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBAS-4208 Project: JBoss Application Server Issue Type: Bug Security Level: Public (Everyone can see) Components: ClassLoading Affects Versions: JBossAS-5.0.0.Beta1 Reporter: John Cater Assigned To: Scott M Stark I am attaching a sample project that shows this issue. In short, a packaged EAR file that contains a JAR, which uses the Class-Path entry in the JAR's MANIFEST.MF file, will not correctly load the JAR's Class-Path entries, and instead throw NoClassDefFoundErrors. The same EAR, when exploded, loads properly. To test: in the attached project, run 'ant explode-ear'. Attempt to load first the exploded ear, then the packaged ear, into JBoss. in the JMX Control panel, look for the test.ear:name=TestService MBean. Execute the 'createThing' operation. This can be validated with the 'seeThing' operation. In the correctly-working exploded EAR, createThing works properly. In the packaged EAR, createThing fails with a NoClassDefFoundError. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira