jar files referenced for persistence can be referenced absolutely ----------------------------------------------------------------- Key: JBJPA-17 URL: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBJPA-17 Project: JBoss JPA Issue Type: Bug Environment: JBoss AS 5.1.0.GA, RH x86_64, JDK 1.5.0_18 Reporter: Brett Cave Assignee: Carlo de Wolf According to EJB 3. Persistence Specification 6.2.1.6: "One or more JAR files may be specified using the jar-file elements instead of, or in addition to the mapping files specified in the mapping-file elements. If specified, these JAR files will be searched for managed persistence classes, and any mapping metadata annotations found on them will be pro- cessed, or they will be mapped using the mapping annotation defaults defined by this specification. Such JAR files are specified relative to the root of the persistence unit " A JAR file can be referenced absolutely by using the following syntax in persistence.xml: <jar-file>file:/absolute/path/to/somejar.jar</jar-file> -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira