writing manifest files for jar files

[William Ryan Kreamer]

Hi, I'm trying to write a manifest file so that I can create an
executable jar file. I gleaned some info on the specification for
manifest files from
http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.2/docs/guide/jar/manifest.html
but I keep getting an error when I attempt to create the archive.

java.io.IOException: invalid manifest format
at java.util.jar.Manifest.read(Manifest.java:183)
at java.util.jar.Manifest.<init>(Manifest.java:59)
at sun.tools.jar.Main.run(Main.java:124)
at sun.tools.jar.Main.main(Main.java:778)

Can someone please post an example of a manifest file that they know
works?

Thanks, Bill

[Chris Pilsworth]

Hi Bill,
This works, is very basic however should point you in the right direction in
terms of formatting. I got an error similar to yours when I was putting the
wrong separators between key and value.

Regards,

Chris