Re: Classpath length when deploying to Windows
Andy Dingley <ding...@codesmiths.com> wrote:
We have a big beast of a web app, with a large set of library jars.
Deploys fine onto Unix, but under Windows we're running into problems
with the length of the classpath blowing Windows' limits.
Dagon wrote:
What limits, specifically?
...
If it's just a commandline length or environment variable length issue, t=
he
common way to address it is to not use those. Use Manifest entries in =
your
main application jar, or build a classloader whose path you specify as pa=
rt of
your app (in a properties file or some such).
+1
Many apps also consolidate a lot of their jars into one, but you'd want m=
ore
specific reasons before you go down that route, as it makes dependency
management a serious PITA.
With the current version of Java you can specify a wildcard, which has
the effect of including every JAR in a given directory in the class
path:
META-INF/MANIFEST.MF:
...
Class-Path: lib/*
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