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Subject: Re: [SUBMIT]  Ear.java task
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From: Stefan Bodewig <bodewig@apache.org>
Date: 03 Apr 2001 15:57:28 +0200
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Emmanuel Sciara <antsciara@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> What would you think if an <metainf> nested element was added to
> your <ear> task, in the same way as there is a <webinf> nested
> element in the <war> task.
> 
> I would probably not go as far as wanting to add it to the <jar>
> task (or should I...)?

Probably you should. 

It doesn't make too much sense to add it to several subclasses of <jar>
when all subclasses and <jar> itself contain a META-INF directory with
special meaning.  Either add it nowhere or in <jar> IMHO.

Stefan