Remove file from dependency jar using maven

Question

I am trying to remove a file from a dependency jar that I am including in my war file in maven. I am deploying the war to JBoss 5.1 and the jar in question contains a persis

Answer 1

I guess you would have to use the maven shade plugin (see link below)

Either build an Über-jar that includes your dependency minus the persistence-xml or just transform the dependency into something new that does not have the persistence.xml.

This should be the way to go:

http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-shade-plugin/examples/resource-transformers.html

Sean