maven-jar-plugin, include upper dir

Question

Build part of POM

<plugin>
            <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>2.2</version>
            <configuration>
               <classesDirectory>./</classesDirectory>
               <includes>
                  <include>*.wsdl</include>
                  <include>*.xsd</include>
                  <include>sources/</include>
                  <include>../configuration.doc</include>
               </includes>
            </configuration>
         </plugin>  

In target jar I have all wsdl from root dir, xsds from root dir and sources dir.
But no configuration.doc file in jar.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

You should move the configuration.doc into the appropriate directory like src/main/resources.

Answer 2

How about adding the relevant folder from where you want the .doc to be picked up to your project pom using maven resources plugin - specifically the <resources> configuration - there are examples here. This will make the contents available to the jar plugin.