generate jars with source code using Ant

Question

I use ant for creating .jar files in Eclipse.

I need to generate jar for my project which also contains source code along with the class file. How do we do it?

Another question: what is a debug jar and how to create it using ant? (have heard about it somewhere and trying to relate them both)

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5063630/generate-jars-with-source-code-using-ant

Answer 1

I would modify your jar task to include multiple filesets; one for the classes and one for the source files.

<jar destfile="${target.dir}/my-app.jar">
    <fileset dir="${target.dir}/classes" />
    <fileset dir="${src.dir}" includes="**/*.java"/>
</jar>

Packaging should be treated as a separate concern from compiling. This will give you more flexibility. For example, you may want to add other filesets to the jar (e.g. properties files), or you may want to package your sources in a jar file that is separate from your class files.