Re: Version information inside the driver's jar file

Kris Jurka, 08.12.2009 10:08:
>> if the driver's jar file has been renamed, the only way to find out
>> the driver's version is to actually make a connection using that
>> driver. I would like to suggest to add an entry to the manifest file
>> that shows the driver's version so that it is easier to find that out
>> (e.g. when a .jar file gets bundled within an application)
>
> kjurka(at)brain:~/pg/jdbc$ java -classpath postgresql-8.4-701.jdbc3.jar
> org.postgresql.util.PSQLDriverVersion
> PostgreSQL 8.4 JDBC3 (build 701)
> Found in:
> jar:file:/home/kjurka/pg/jdbc/postgresql-8.4-701.jdbc3.jar!/org/postgresql/Driver.class

Thanks I didn't know that one.

But I still think the manifest information would be nice ;)

Regards
Thomas