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Hi all,

> > > The correct location is /usr/local/share/java/classes/*,   
> > > aka ${JAVAJARDIR} in ports.
> >
> > Speaking of that, maybe this would be a good time to 
> > review the ports tree to detect Java ports that do  
> > not comply with this common scheme. I have started to 
> > submit PRs for ports  that do not use the JAVAJARDIR 
> > macro directly but maybe it would be nice if we had a
> > central point where a common TODO list could be implemented...
> 
> I'm against the warnings of portlint if the packing list 
> contains jars outside of the <correct> location: Java 
> applications often come with their own jars, sometimes 
> it is difficult or impossible to customize the location  
> of  the required libraries. Also, when installing a web
> application, the location is hardcoded to WEB-INF/lib.

I concur with this observation. So instead I would suggest
to follow the normal convention, eg. just packaging them
using /usr/local/<packagename>. This way you can decide 
yourself if you want to have a common JAR / .class directory.

Especially because some of the products might use a 
conflicting set of JAR files.

Regards,

Manfred Riem
mriem@win.tue.nl
http://www.riaca.win.tue.nl/