Could not find main class

[Karenthian]

Hello there,
I'm learning Java and I'm not a complete idiot, but this is perplexing me.
I have a simple app that will basically roll a dice. It gets input about number of sides, times to roll and modifiers, calls the Random class and then prints all the individual rolls and lastly the total. Fairly simple, no?

I've compiled it and it all works perfectly through Command Prompt and so I figure I want to make it into a little stand alone jar.

Firstly I make it into a .jar. No problem, all works. Secondly I add a manifest file, and I fear this is the problem.

My dice.class is in the location

C:\Java Tools\com\dorksanddorkettes\dice\dice.class

and so I have a manifest file called "manifest.txt." containing the single line;

Main-Class: com.dorksanddorkettes.dice.dice

followed by a return.

I compile the class (after using cd C:\Java Tools\)using the regular

jar cfm dice.jar

then the location of the manifest.txt and the location of the dice.class. It all works well and I end up with a nice little dice.jar. Now I've been told that from here you can double click and it will run, but it doesn't. I get a nice dialogue box containing

Could not find the main class: com.dorksanddorkettes.dice.dice. Program will exit.

and when I try and run it through the control panel with

java -jar dice.jar

I get a

NoClassDefFoundError: com\dorksanddorkettes\dice\dice (wrong name: dice)

So fine minds of Java Forum... where am I going wrong? I've looked all over the place and can't see a reason this shouldn't be working. If there is a typo in the code here then assume I didn't make it when I tried all this.

~Karenthian~

[Solarsonic]

Have your manifest as:

Main-Class: dice

[Karenthian]

Nope, gave it a go and everything happens exactly the same except it changed from the whole address to just 'dice' now.
~Karenthian~

[sunde887]

Have the manifest file be in the same file as the main class and do Main-Class: dice

Then do

jar cvfm jarname manifest classes

[Tolls]

Your class should include the directories com/etc etc.
You seem to be simply including the class file by itself...not that package structure.

[Karenthian]

Sunde; that is exactly what I've done every time (though I must admit unless there is a problem converting it I skip the verbose output).
Tolls; I'm not sure I understand. My program only has one class (dice.class)... what do you mean the class should include directories?
~Karenthian~

[Tolls]

Does your java for the dice class start like this:

package com.dorksanddorkettes.dice;

?

If so, then you have a com.dorksanddorkettes.dice.dice class, which means your jar file should contain the com/dorksanddorkettes/dice directory structure as well, since that's part of your defined package structure.

If not, then sorry...I have misinterpreted your directory names.

[Karenthian]

AHA! That was what I'd missed out, adding the 'package' code to the dice.class! Thank you for that, I'll remember that in the future!
Cheers,
~Karenthian~