Java EE (Java Enterprise Edition) General Discussion

I'm trying to package an ear file with a common jar file and a war file.

The base of the ear file looks like this:
/mycaller.jar
/mycaller.war
/meta-inf/manifest/mf
/meta-inf/application.xml

the manifest for the ear file looks like:
Manifest-Version: 1.0
Created-By: me

The war file looks like:
/xxx.jsp
...
/yyy.jsp
/aaa.html
...
/bbb.html
/web-inf/web.xml
/common/gif/ddd*.gif
...
/common/gif/eee*.gif
/meta-inf/Manifest.mf

And the Manifest.mf for the .war looks like:
Manifest-Version: 1.0
Created-By: Me
Class-Path: mycaller.jar


(there are new lines after the last header in both manifests)

But whenever I deploy this, it still can't find the classes in the jar file unless I force the jar file into the classpath I start Jboss with.

What am I doing wrong? I really want a self-contained ear file that doesn't require changing the application server parameters, but the above fails on JBoss and Orion despite the fact that I think I followed the instructions correctly.

I've tried several permutations with the Class-Path header in the ear manifest and in both manifests, but nothing has worked. It is driving me crazy.

Thanks,
Mike