Name: yyT116575 Date: 08/28/2001


java version "1.3.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0-C)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.0-C, mixed mode)


When using Jarsigner on a jar, user-defined sections within the manifest file
seem to get stripped away, e.g. if the manifest file contains the following
lines they are removed when run through Jarsigner:

  Name: GRADE-X
  Jar-Version: 2.01

Example manifest files (before and after using Jarsigner) are shown below:

Before...
 
  Manifest-Version: 1.0
  Specification-Title: "GRADE-X Resource"
  Specification-Vendor: "GenRad Ltd".
  Created-By: 1.3.0 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)
  Specification-Version: "0.1"
  Class-Path:

  Name: GRADE-X
  Jar-Version: 2.01

And after using jarsigner....

  Manifest-Version: 1.0
  Specification-Title: "GRADE-X Resource"
  Specification-Vendor: "GenRad Ltd".
  Created-By: 1.3.0 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)
  Class-Path:
  Specification-Version: "0.1"

  Name: GxBaseRes_en.properties
  SHA1-Digest: x6avMXIhDIhnPqIGLADm87kSuf0=

  Name: GxBaseRes.properties
  SHA1-Digest: x6avMXIhDIhnPqIGLADm87kSuf0=

As you can see quite clearly my user-defined lines have been removed by
Jarsigner. Is there anyway to tell Jarsigner to preserve user-defined sections
in a manifest file?

Two jar files have been attached.
(Review ID: 130818)
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