# Re: Manifest Format specification

Thomas Dell (tdell@ghoti.netscape.com)
Thu, 14 Aug 1997 16:22:54 -0700

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    Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 16:22:54 -0700

    From: Thomas Dell <tdell@ghoti.netscape.com>

    To: Greg Bolsinga <bolsinga@austin.metrowerks.com>

    Subject: Re: Manifest Format specification

Use spaces to separate.

Tom

> I got all of your email addresses off the 'Manifest Format' document at
> <http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.1/docs/guide/jar/manifest.html>.
>
> I write a tool that parses jar files for the mac.
>
> Your specification for the manifest file doesn't match the output of the
> jar tool in jdk 1.1.3.
>
> The specs say that the algorithm names (the "Digest-Algorithms" value) are
> a comma separated list, and in a manifest file created by the jar tool,
> they are separated by a space.
>
> I wrote my tool to handle either, and it creates manifest files that are
> space separated.
>
> Is the spec correct?

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