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 w

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.

Answer 2

Simply copy the source files into the directory you're using for your jar creation. I've done it like this (notice the copy inside compile):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<project name="project" default="jar" basedir=".">

    <target name="compile" description="Compile source">
        <mkdir dir="bin" />
        <javac srcdir="src" includes="**" destdir="bin" (other compilation stuff here) />
        <copy todir="bin">
            <fileset dir="src" />
        </copy>
    </target>

    <target name="jar" description="Package into JAR" depends="compile">
        <jar destfile="project.jar" basedir="bin" compress="true" />
    </target>
</project>