Maven – how can I add an arbitrary classpath entry to a jar?

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I found that there is an easy solution for this problem. You can add a <Class-Path> element to <manifestEntries> element, and set <addClassPath>true</addClassPath> to <manifest> element. So value of <Class-Path> element is added to class-path automatically. Example:

<plugin>
  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
  <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
  <configuration>
    <archive>
      <manifest>
        <addDefaultImplementationEntries>true</addDefaultImplementationEntries>
        <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
        <mainClass>your.main.Class</mainClass>
      </manifest>
      <manifestEntries>
        <Class-Path>../conf/</Class-Path>
      </manifestEntries>
    </archive>
  </configuration>
</plugin>

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