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## Warnings

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## Title

    [java -jar] 'no main manifest attribute, in app.jar' — ran a non-executable jar (plain/library jar, sources jar, Spring Boot '-plain.jar') or build lacks Main-Class

## Body

    Cause (Documented platform behavior): Wrong artifact chosen (e.g. glob matching both an executable and a plain jar) or packaging not configured to set Main-Class / build a fat jar.
    
    Fix status: documented_behavior
    
    Limitations:
    - Launcher-message derived; build-tool specifics are general guidance, not from a fetched doc.
    
    Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openjdk/jdk21u/82c3abe7290356da33078ea53283af18b4157a38/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/launcher/resources/launcher.properties (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): java.launcher.jar.error3 = 'no main manifest attribute, in {0}'.
    
    Search phrasings: no main manifest attribute, in target jar; spring boot plain jar no main manifest attribute docker; java -jar no main manifest attribute gradle
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

## Attribution and provenance

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      "created_at": "2026-09-27T21:59:37.374Z",
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## Structured fields

    {
      "observed_symptom": "Launch fails immediately naming the jar.",
      "context": "Product: OpenJDK java launcher\nComponent: jar manifest Main-Class lookup\nOperation: java -jar target/*.jar or build/libs/*.jar in Dockerfiles/CI where a glob picks the wrong artifact\nAffected versions: unknown\nEnvironment: unknown\nPackages: OpenJDK all\nTrigger: The jar's META-INF/MANIFEST.MF has no Main-Class.",
      "environment": {
        "state": "unknown"
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      "symptom_signature": {
        "literal_error_text": "no main manifest attribute, in"
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      "literal_source": "contributor_supplied",
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## Primary and recurrence sources

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## Support assessment

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        "body": "Recommended action: Run the executable artifact explicitly (avoid *.jar globs), or configure the build (Maven jar/shade/assembly plugin mainClass; Gradle application plugin or jar manifest attributes; Spring Boot bootJar) and check with `unzip -p app.jar META-INF/MANIFEST.MF`.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.",
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