Sign file and classnotfound error while compiling a sample with intellij idea

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hi all

i have a target app written in Java.
i want to call one of its functions.
im using Intellij Idea.
i imported its dependencies.
wrote a few lines of code and till now, i have two problems.
1. i get:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.SecurityException: Invalid signature file digest for Manifest main attributes

and i fix this problem manually by removing 'META-INF/*.RSA' 'META-INF/*.DSA' files within the jar.
i want to know why this problem rises and how can i fix it in the proper way.

2. i don't know how to handle dependencies. for example when i want to call log4j, i get the "NoClassDefFoundError" exception.
i solved by adding log4j classes into the compiled jar file and it fixed.
clearly dependencies are not found. i tries -cp to no avail.

What I have tried:

googling:
i found some ant/gradle scripts but i don't know where to put them.
for now just manually modifying the compiler jar file for it to work.

Posted 8-Jan-23 22:20pm

reverser69

Updated 8-Jan-23 22:46pm

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 1 · 2023-01-08T22:46:00

Solution 1

1. See the discussion at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34855649/invalid-signature-file-digest-for-manifest-main-attributes-exception-while-tryin[^].

2. The log4j library is not part of a the standard Java libraries, so you need to include it in the jar file, or add its location to the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. The jvm needs to know where to finds it at run time.

Posted 8-Jan-23 22:46pm

Richard MacCutchan

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reverser69 9-Jan-23 4:50am

i already came upon the link you sent. i don't know where to place that code snippet! (absolute java beginner)

Richard MacCutchan 9-Jan-23 5:18am

Sorry, I have not used signed jar files. I suggest you avoid the more advanced subjects until you are more experienced with the basics.