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I've tried asking @ netbeans-feedback alias, but got no reply there, thus filing as a P2 regression defect. "I haven't needed this in a while, but I remember that there used to be a MANIFEST.MF node in java projects, which I could edit so that my custom entries get into the jar file. It does not exist anymore. I've tried adding META-INF/MANIFEST.MF to the sources, but it was not included in the jar file. The only way to do it that I found is to edit project.properties, setting the 'manifest.file' property. Is there a way to customize the manifest without editing the project files?"
If you need to edit manifest.mf, just switch to Files view, you see it's node there.
Not for a java class library.
->java/j2seproject. I can't remember in which version the manifest was actually visible in projects view. Must be pretty old I guess. if it was removed then it was probably on purpose. ->P3 and reassigning
There wasn't such a node, you probably mean api support project. From my point of view it makes sense to add it also into the j2seproject.
Pulling out my hair trying to get this to work...
Tomas, Any plans on adding MANIFEST.MF into j2seproject?
What I can do for Nb 7.2 is to change the library project to create the manifest file and set the manifest.file property by default.
Thomas, In other words, Java Library projects will behave the same as Java Application projects? If so, sounds good.
Yes.