TheServerSide

How to deploy a JAR file to Tomcat by example

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The question of how to deploy a JAR file to Tomcat drives a surprising amount of traffic to ...
TheServerSide

How to use jarsigner to sign JARs files example

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. When distributing applications as JAR, EAR or WAR files, it’s a good practice, especially if ...
Ars Technica

[Java] Getting the absolute path of the running jar file?

I've got a problem that I'm stuck on. How do I programmatically get the executing jar file's absolute path?<BR><BR>I'm trying to look for a folder that is relative to the jar file's directory but I'm ...
InfoWorld

Oracle to Java devs: Stop signing JAR files with MD5

Starting in April, Oracle will treat JAR files signed with the MD5 hashing algorithm as if they were unsigned, which means modern releases of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) will block those JAR ...
Ars Technica

create jar(java archive) file without manifest file?

I know there's no practical purpose to this it's entirely theoretical. and I know a jar file uses the zip format. But how does one create a jar file without a manifest file. (I don't mean creating a ...