rpmlint problem: Class-Path in manifest problem

[Jason L Tibbitts III]

>>>>> "IF" == Igor Foox <ifoox at redhat.com> writes:

IF> Does anybody know what this mean,

> rpmlint -I class-path-in-manifest
class-path-in-manifest :
The META-INF/MANIFEST file in the jar contains a hardcoded Class-Path.
These entries do not work with older Java versions and even if they do work,
they are inflexible and usually cause nasty surprises.

IF> and why it's considered bad?

I don't know enough about Java to say more.

 - J<