Handling dependencies in blackberry development

Question

How can I handle 3rd party dependencies in a .jad file? Is it possible to bundle a .jar? Do you need to unpack it and include the .class

Answer 1

If library is not a BlackBerry COD file but a plain MIDP 2.0 JAR file then what you have to do to bundle that with your application is to do the following using the Eclipse JDE plugin:

1. Right-click your project file and select: "Build Path" > "Configure Build Path...". This will open the Properties screen with "Java Build Path" option showing.
2. Click on the "Libraries" tab and click "Add JARs..." (or "Add External JARs...") and pick the JAR you want in the next dialog and "OK" it. You should see the JAR that you picked in the list.
3. Now, click on the "Order and Export" tab and check the checkbox next to the JAR that you added. This makes sure that the build step actually merges this JAR file into your applications output and creates a COD file that includes both.

The above method works for me but has two problems:

1. Everytime I change anything related to the "BlackBerry Project Properties" of the project (such as changing the Title or Version of the application), this setting reverts so I have to go through it again. This is a major inconvenience but the steps to follow are not that complicated.
2. You have to preverify the JAR files that you include as explained in the kXML2 link given in this answer. Failing to do so will result in random verification errors (random in the sense that I don't get them all the time).