manifest issue

[S Shehab]

Hi pals,

I'm trying to put some needed lib in the classpath in the manifest jar file like this :
Class-Path: name1.jar name2.jar name3.jar...etc these jars are outside the main jar.

then this error occurs :

Exception in thread "main" java.io.IOException: invalid manifest format
        at java.util.jar.Manifest.read(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.jar.Manifest.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.jar.JarFile.getManifestFromReference(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.jar.JarFile.getManifest(Unknown Source)    

any recommendations ?

[Ulf Dittmer]

Post the complete manifest file.

[S Shehab]

here it is :

 
 
Manifest-Version: 1.0
 
Main-Class: sherif_Db.client_input
 
Class-Path: C:\Documents and Settings\559941\Desktop\ncbv2\lib\commons-logging-1.1.jar  C:\Documents and Settings\559941\Desktop\ncbv2\lib\log4j-1.2.13.jar ...

[RP] I removed the following libraries from the Class-Path line to make sure the layout isn't messed up too much:
C:\Documents and Settings\559941\Desktop\ncbv2\lib\poi-scratchpad-3.1-FINAL-20080629.jar
C:\Documents and Settings\559941\Desktop\ncbv2\lib\msutil.jar
C:\Documents and Settings\559941\Desktop\ncbv2\lib\poi-3.1-FINAL-20080629.jar
C:\Documents and Settings\559941\Desktop\ncbv2\lib\msbase.jar
C:\Documents and Settings\559941\Desktop\ncbv2\lib\junit-3.8.1.jar
C:\Documents and Settings\559941\Desktop\ncbv2\lib\poi-contrib-3.1-FINAL-20080629.jar
C:\Documents and Settings\559941\Desktop\ncbv2\lib\mssqlserver.jar

All in all, including trailing spaces, the line contained 687 characters.[/RP]
[ August 13, 2008: Message edited by: Rob Prime ]

[Rob Spoor]

The Class-Path line is much too long. Lines should not contain more than 70 characters (at least that's how long my Apache Ant makes them).
For instance, this is a line from one of my (automatically generated) manifest files:

Class-Path: lib\forms-1.0.7.jar lib\icemanx.nl.jar lib\jdom.jar lib\xe
 rces.jar

It cuts the line of at exactly 70 characters, and continues on the next line with an indentation of 1 space.

[S Shehab]

Ohh , i got it ok i will cut them then check

[Ulf Dittmer]

Paths that contain spaces will not work, since space characters are seen as delimiters. Also, don't use absolute paths; make them relative to the jar file that contains the manifest.

[S Shehab]

Originally posted by Rob Prime:
The Class-Path line is much too long. Lines should not contain more than 70 characters (at least that's how long my Apache Ant makes them).
For instance, this is a line from one of my (automatically generated) manifest files:

Class-Path: lib\forms-1.0.7.jar lib\icemanx.nl.jar lib\jdom.jar lib\xe
 rces.jar

It cuts the line of at exactly 70 characters, and continues on the next line with an indentation of 1 space.

i cut them but still this error occurs :

 Exception in thread "main" java.io.IOException: invalid manifest format
        at java.util.jar.Manifest.read(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.jar.Manifest.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.jar.JarFile.getManifestFromReference(Unknown Source)
        at java.util.jar.JarFile.getManifest(Unknown Source)   

here is the new manifest :

 Manifest-Version: 1.0
 
Main-Class: sherif_Db.client_input
 
Class-Path: C:\Documents and Settings\559941\Desktop\ncbv2\lib\
commons-logging-1.1.jar  
C:\Documents and Settings\559941\Desktop\ncbv2\lib\
log4j-1.2.13.jar   
C:\Documents and Settings\559941\Desktop\ncbv2\lib\
poi-scratchpad-3.1-FINAL-20080629.jar   
C:\Documents and Settings\559941\Desktop\ncbv2\lib
\msutil.jar    
C:\Documents and Settings\559941\Desktop\ncbv2\lib
\poi-3.1-FINAL-20080629.jar    
C:\Documents and Settings\559941\Desktop\ncbv2\lib
\msbase.jar    
C:\Documents and Settings\559941\Desktop\ncbv2\lib
\junit-3.8.1.jar    
C:\Documents and Settings\559941\Desktop\ncbv2\lib
\poi-contrib-3.1-FINAL-20080629.jar   
C:\Documents and Settings\559941\Desktop\ncbv2\lib
\mssqlserver.jar   

[Rob Spoor]

1) There's no leading space in all the wrapped lines
2) You must break after exactly 70 characters. Otherwise the next line is not going to be treated as a continuation from the previous
3) Read Ulf's comments

[S Shehab]

Originally posted by Rob Prime:
1) There's no leading space in all the wrapped lines
2) You must break after exactly 70 characters. Otherwise the next line is not going to be treated as a continuation from the previous
3) Read Ulf's comments

Thanks for your reply i found a link on internet will take away this headache in future here it is Sealing your jar
i will try it and see the results

[Arwinder Gill]

Hi Ulf/Rob,

Thanks a lot for the info on the manifest classpath structure. Was driving me mental! But did exactly what you said and it worked like a charm!

Thanks once again

Arwinder

[Rob Spoor]

You're welcome, and welcome to the Ranch!

[Arya Bima Setyantoro]

dear all,

how exactly i cut the lines in my manifest? starts after the class-path or from the very first character?

example :
Manifest-Version: 1.0 Class-Path: lib2/acegi-security-1.0.7.jar lib2/b
ackport-util-concurrent.jar lib2/commons-codec.jar lib2/commons-dbcp.j
ar lib2/commons-logging-1.1.jar lib2/commons-pool-1.4.jar lib2/ehcache
-1.5.0.jar lib2/ibatis-2.3.4.726.jar lib2/log4j-1.3alpha-8.jar lib2/my
sql-connector-java-5.1.6-bin.jar lib2/persistence.jar lib2/spring.jar
lib2/spring-aop.jar lib2/spring-beans.jar lib2/spring-context.jar lib2
/spring-context-support.jar lib2/spring-core.jar lib2/spring-jdbc.jar
lib2/spring-orm.jar lib2/spring-test.jar lib2/spring-tx.jar lib2/topli
nk-essentials.jar Main-Class: com.ale.bravo.pmr.Bootstrap Created-By:
1.6.0_25 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)

well, i'd try cutting 70 chars with both technique, but the output is "invalid or corrupt manifest"
could you give me some examples?

thanks,

[Arya Bima Setyantoro]

why isn't it working?

Manifest-Version: 1.0
Class-Path: lib2/acegi-security-1.0.7.jar lib2/backport-util-concurren
t.jar lib2/commons-codec.jar lib2/commons-dbcp.jar lib2/commons-loggin
g-1.1.jar lib2/commons-pool-1.4.jar lib2/ehcache-1.5.0.jar lib2/ibatis
-2.3.4.726.jar lib2/log4j-1.3alpha-8.jar lib2/mysql-connector-java-5.1
.6-bin.jar lib2/persistence.jar lib2/spring.jar lib2/spring-aop.jar li
b2/spring-beans.jar lib2/spring-context.jar lib2/spring-context-suppor
t.jar lib2/spring-core.jar lib2/spring-jdbc.jar lib2/spring-orm.jar li
b2/spring-test.jar lib2/spring-tx.jar lib2/toplink-essentials.jar
Main-Class: com.ale.bravo.pmr.Bootstrap

the output is "invalid header"?

[Bartholomew Mancuso]

It must be exactly 70 character each line, with a leading space for every line different from that with "Class-path:". And don't forget a new line at the end of everything!

This works for me in a Spring application:

Manifest-Version: 1.0
Main-Class: xyz.HelloWorldMain
Class-Path: ./lib/log4j-1.2.15.jar ./lib/commons-logging-1.1.1.jar ./l
 ib/jstl-1.2.jar ./lib/jstl.jar ./lib/log4j-1.2.15.jar ./lib/org.sprin
 gframework.aop-3.0.2.RELEASE.jar ./lib/org.springframework.asm-3.0.2.
 RELEASE.jar ./lib/org.springframework.aspects-3.0.2.RELEASE.jar ./lib
 /org.springframework.beans-3.0.2.RELEASE.jar ./lib/org.springframewor
 k.context-3.0.2.RELEASE.jar ./lib/org.springframework.context.support
 -3.0.2.RELEASE.jar ./lib/org.springframework.core-3.0.2.RELEASE.jar .
 /lib/org.springframework.expression-3.0.2.RELEASE.jar ./lib/org.sprin
 gframework.instrument-3.0.2.RELEASE.jar ./lib/org.springframework.ins
 trument.tomcat-3.0.2.RELEASE.jar ./lib/org.springframework.jdbc-3.0.2
 .RELEASE.jar ./lib/org.springframework.jms-3.0.2.RELEASE.jar ./lib/or
 g.springframework.orm-3.0.2.RELEASE.jar ./lib/org.springframework.oxm
 -3.0.2.RELEASE.jar ./lib/org.springframework.test-3.0.2.RELEASE.jar .
 /lib/org.springframework.transaction-3.0.2.RELEASE.jar ./lib/org.spri
 ngframework.web-3.0.2.RELEASE.jar ./lib/org.springframework.web.portl
 et-3.0.2.RELEASE.jar ./lib/org.springframework.web.servlet-3.0.2.RELE
 ASE.jar ./lib/org.springframework.web.struts-3.0.2.RELEASE.jar .
  

[Campbell Ritchie]

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