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proper way to package utility class jars within EJB, EAR deployable units ?

From: emiddio-frontier <emiddio_at_frontier.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:50:52 -0700

please see http://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=195385
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Question --

how are utility class jars suppose to be packaged in EJB modules, and
EAR modules ?

is there a standard way this should be done ? or is support for this
need outside of the EE[456] specs ?

the spec defines meta files such as ejb-jar.xml and application.xml --
but there have always been
vendor specific files such as sun-ejb-jar.xml, sun-application.xml, and
sun-web.xml -- are these
files the proper place for meta data outside of the JavaEE Spec for
additional meta data
needed to successfully deploy a deployable unit on different vendors EE
servers?

thanks

gary