Re: netbeans doesn't create lib directory under dist
Lew wrote:
Lew wrote:
NetBeans isn't supposed to put a lib directory under dist/. It goes in
build/. dist/ is where the JAR / WAR / EAR files go.
Nigel Wade wrote:
The dist/ directory of an application is supposed to be self-contained so
that
the contents of dist/ can be packaged and shipped as a single entity. dist/
contains the application jar, and dist/lib any jars on which the main jar
depends. The manifest of the application's jar will include lib/whatever.jar
in
the classpath for each dependent jar.
By golly, you're right. It sure looks like a NetBeans bug to me.
I had gotten so used to web apps that I forgot to double-check application
builds.
It has its advantages and disadvantages. It is convenient that the application
is self-contained and means the application can be easily tested outside of
NetBeans. But if you are building several applications all of which have
similar dependencies then you end up with a huge amount of duplication.
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