Problem: Multiple jar files in Class-Path [ IOException: line too long]

Hello Folks,
I am trying to create a jar file using the following command:
jar -cvfm mygrid.jar MANIFEST.MF -C grid-jar/ .
My MANIFEST.MF file is as following:
Manifest-Version: 1.0
Main-Class: com.gridftp.INSPgridFTP
Class-Path: lib/activation.jar lib/ant.jar lib/antlr.jar lib/axis.jar lib/castor-0.9.3.jar lib/cog-abstraction-common-2.0.jar lib/cog-abstraction-examples-2.1.jar lib/cog-certmanagement-1.0.jar lib/cog-certrequest-1.0.jar lib/cog-grapheditor-0.46.jar lib/cog-gridfaces-1.0.jar lib/cog-gridshell-1.0.jar lib/cog-jglobus-1.2-050621.jar lib/cog-karajan-0.31.jar lib/cog-provider-clref-gt3_0_2.jar lib/cog-provider-clref-gt3_2_0.jar lib/cog-provider-clref-gt3_2_1.jar lib/cog-provider-clref-gt4_0_0.jar lib/cog-provider-condor-2.0.jar lib/cog-provider-gt2-2.0.jar lib/cog-provider-gt2ft-1.0.jar lib/cog-provider-gt3_0_2-2.0.jar lib/cog-provider-gt3_2_0-2.0.jar lib/cog-provider-gt3_2_1-2.0.jar lib/cog-provider-gt4_0_0-2.2.jar lib/cog-provider-local-2.0.jar lib/cog-provider-ssh-2.0.jar lib/cog-provider-webdav-1.0.jar lib/cog-resources-1.0.jar lib/cog-setup-0.91.jar lib/cog-util-0.91.jar lib/commons-discovery.jar lib/commons-httpclient.jar lib/commons-logging.jar lib/concurrent.jar lib/cryptix32.jar lib/cryptix-asn1.jar lib/cryptix.jar lib/j2ssh-common-0.2.2.jar lib/j2ssh-core-0.2.2.jar lib/jaas.jar lib/jakarta-regexp-1.2.jar lib/jakarta-slide-webdavlib-2.0.jar lib/jaxrpc.jar lib/jce-jdk13-125.jar lib/jgss.jar lib/jug-1.0.1.jar lib/junit.jar lib/log4j-1.2.8.jar lib/mail.jar lib/puretls.jar lib/saaj.jar lib/wsdl4j.jar lib/xercesImpl.jar lib/xml4j.jar lib/xml-apis-1.1.jar lib/xmlsec.jar lib/xpp3-1.1.3.4d_b4_min.jar lib/xstream-1.1.1-patched.jar .
The grid-jar directory structure is:
| - com -- all classes are under this dir.
| - lib -- all the required jar files are in this dir.
There are 59 jar files in the lib directory. When I try to create the jar file, I get the following exception:
jar -cvfm mygrid.jar MANIFEST.MF -C grid-jar/ .
java.io.IOException: line too long
at java.util.jar.Attributes.read(Attributes.java:356)
at java.util.jar.Manifest.read(Manifest.java:167)
at java.util.jar.Manifest.<init>(Manifest.java:52)
at sun.tools.jar.Main.run(Main.java:124)
at sun.tools.jar.Main.main(Main.java:904)
Any idea, why do I get this exception? Is there any restriction as to how many jar files (or characters) can be there in the Class-Path value in the MANIFEST.MF file?
Please help.
Thanks,
Ana

use as the following way to resolve the problem:
(1) use separate lines, to avoid too long a line for java package name lists
(2) type a preceding space before each folloing lines, for example:
Class-Path: ...jar ...jar ...jar
...jar ..jar
...jar ...jar
...jar ...jar
Hello Folks,
I am trying to create a jar file using the following
command:
jar -cvfm mygrid.jar MANIFEST.MF -C grid-jar/ .
My MANIFEST.MF file is as following:
Manifest-Version: 1.0
Main-Class: com.gridftp.INSPgridFTP
Class-Path: lib/activation.jar lib/ant.jar
lib/antlr.jar lib/axis.jar lib/castor-0.9.3.jar
lib/cog-abstraction-common-2.0.jar
lib/cog-abstraction-examples-2.1.jar
lib/cog-certmanagement-1.0.jar
lib/cog-certrequest-1.0.jar
lib/cog-grapheditor-0.46.jar
lib/cog-gridfaces-1.0.jar lib/cog-gridshell-1.0.jar
lib/cog-jglobus-1.2-050621.jar
lib/cog-karajan-0.31.jar
lib/cog-provider-clref-gt3_0_2.jar
lib/cog-provider-clref-gt3_2_0.jar
lib/cog-provider-clref-gt3_2_1.jar
lib/cog-provider-clref-gt4_0_0.jar
lib/cog-provider-condor-2.0.jar
lib/cog-provider-gt2-2.0.jar
lib/cog-provider-gt2ft-1.0.jar
lib/cog-provider-gt3_0_2-2.0.jar
lib/cog-provider-gt3_2_0-2.0.jar
lib/cog-provider-gt3_2_1-2.0.jar
lib/cog-provider-gt4_0_0-2.2.jar
lib/cog-provider-local-2.0.jar
lib/cog-provider-ssh-2.0.jar
lib/cog-provider-webdav-1.0.jar
lib/cog-resources-1.0.jar lib/cog-setup-0.91.jar
lib/cog-util-0.91.jar lib/commons-discovery.jar
lib/commons-httpclient.jar lib/commons-logging.jar
lib/concurrent.jar lib/cryptix32.jar
lib/cryptix-asn1.jar lib/cryptix.jar
lib/j2ssh-common-0.2.2.jar lib/j2ssh-core-0.2.2.jar
lib/jaas.jar lib/jakarta-regexp-1.2.jar
lib/jakarta-slide-webdavlib-2.0.jar lib/jaxrpc.jar
lib/jce-jdk13-125.jar lib/jgss.jar lib/jug-1.0.1.jar
lib/junit.jar lib/log4j-1.2.8.jar lib/mail.jar
lib/puretls.jar lib/saaj.jar lib/wsdl4j.jar
lib/xercesImpl.jar lib/xml4j.jar lib/xml-apis-1.1.jar
lib/xmlsec.jar lib/xpp3-1.1.3.4d_b4_min.jar
lib/xstream-1.1.1-patched.jar .
The grid-jar directory structure is:
| - com -- all classes are under this dir.
| - lib -- all the required jar files are in
e in this dir.
There are 59 jar files in the lib directory. When I
try to create the jar file, I get the following
exception:
jar -cvfm mygrid.jar MANIFEST.MF -C grid-jar/ .
java.io.IOException: line too long
at
at
at
at
java.util.jar.Attributes.read(Attributes.java:356)
at
at
at java.util.jar.Manifest.read(Manifest.java:167)
at
at
at java.util.jar.Manifest.<init>(Manifest.java:52)
at sun.tools.jar.Main.run(Main.java:124)
at sun.tools.jar.Main.main(Main.java:904)
Any idea, why do I get this exception? Is there any
restriction as to how many jar files (or characters)
can be there in the Class-Path value in the
MANIFEST.MF file?
Please help.
Thanks,
Anajust

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