[jboss-jira] [JBoss JIRA] (AS7-2539) Class-Path entries—in META-INF/MANIFEST.MF of a sub-deployment module—pointing to resources directories within the EAR are not supported

[Abhi S (Created) (JIRA)]

Class-Path entries—in META-INF/MANIFEST.MF of a sub-deployment module—pointing to resources directories within the EAR are not supported
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                 Key: AS7-2539
                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/AS7-2539
             Project: Application Server 7
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: Deployment, Modules
    Affects Versions: 7.1.0.Alpha1
         Environment: Windows 7 64-bit
            Reporter: Abhi S
            Assignee: Thomas Diesler
         Attachments: jee-app.ear

According to the JEE 6 specification, section EE.8.2.1 (Bundled Libraries), Class-path entries—in META-INF/MANIFEST.MF of a sub-deployment module—pointing to resources directories within the EAR could be used by the application developer to add these directories to the classpath of the sub-module.  However, this functionality has not yet been implemented in the JBoss AS7.1 (alpha-2 nightly build).

*Relevant JEE 6 spec, section EE.8.2.1, quotes:*
_Class-Path: list-of-jar-files-or-directories-separated-by-spaces_
_Only JAR format files or directories containing class files or resources to be loaded directly by a standard class loader should be the target of a Class-Path reference; such files are always named with a .jar extension._

This support for this functionality is *required* by the specification for the JBoss AS7.1 to be fully JEE 6 compliant.

*Side note:* This functionality is supported in JBoss 5.1, Weblogic, and WebSphere.


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