Eclipse Web Project Dependencies

Question

This question is about Eclipse development, I am trying to create a web application in Eclipse, the problem is that I don't get the the dependencies jars to the deployed archive.

I've created a new dynamic web project and linked it to another Java project. The Java project references a few 3rd party jars (e.g. Spring jars) but for some reasons when publishing the web project I get only the Java project jar in the lib dir of the war, without the Java project dependencies (e.g.Spring).

In other words, I have project A (web project) that depends on project B (Java Project), project B depends on Spring jars. When I publish the web project as a war to JBoss only project B is packaged into the jar (no spring jars)

I know I can do it with ant, I even have such build.xml to build the whole app, but I thought eclipse can also perform the packaging task for me.

I added the Java project to the Java EE module dependencies in the web project.

Should I use the export option in the Java project build path properties? should I add the dependencies of the Java project to the web project as well?

What am I doing wrong?

Edit: I am using Eclipse 3.5.1

Answer 1

1. Go to web project properties.
2. Deployment Assembly (Left).
3. Add > Select project > Select your lib project > Check "Assemble projects into the WEB-INF/lib folder of the web application" if not checked > Finish.
4. Java Build Path (Left) > Projects Tab > Add... > Select your lib project > OK
5. Java Build Path (Left) > Order and Export Tab > Select your lib project.
6. Save
7. Now it works.