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Bug 353778

Summary:	Jar file refs do not resolve in a non-EE project.
Product:	[WebTools] Dali JPA Tools	Reporter:	Paul Fullbright <paul.fullbright>
Component:	JPA	Assignee:	Paul Fullbright <paul.fullbright>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3	CC:	neil.hauge
Version:	3.0
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows 7
Whiteboard:

Description Paul Fullbright

2011-08-03 10:40:36 EDT

Create an SE JPA project (no EE module).  There is no way to get a jar file ref to resolve to a jar file within your project.

The resolution mechanism uses the virtual file API, which is added with the module core project nature, which is only added with EE modules.

That said, I'm not even sure *how* an SE project should use jar file refs.  I need a good use case for creating an SE application with external jar refs.

Comment 1 Neil Hauge

2011-10-07 12:52:24 EDT

Targeting to Juno release.

Comment 2 Neil Hauge

2012-04-23 17:23:05 EDT

I would guess this is a regression from the removal of utility project in Indigo?

Comment 3 Paul Fullbright

2012-04-23 17:25:01 EDT

It could be considered a regression if there *were* SE use cases before.  I'd like to see an SE use case with jar refs before I'd say that for sure, though.