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How does this differ from a Manifest.mf?

Primarily: It builds a framework for programatic version management...

Automation is the key, have a Version framework to write code on top off. No real reason why the framework can't read manifests to generate version objects (and right now it does).

How does this differ from a java.lang.Package?

Primarily: It builds a framework for programatic version management...

Automation is the key, have a Version framework to write code on top off. No real reason why the framework can't look at Packages to generate version objects (and right now it does).

How does this differ from naming the JAR to include the version?

Again, programatic -- but still -- it ought work w/ tools (like Ruper) to generate files names

Also, when developing classes aren't always in JARs.

Automation is the key, have a Version framework to write code on top off. No real reason why the framework can't read JAR filename formats to generate version objects (but right now it does NOT).

by Adam R. B. Jack