Resolution:
Description:
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EAR file may not be created if the command option was not given properly. For instance, the following exception may appear if the "-ear" option was not specified properly.
<--------------
Starting up...
Initiating validation...
(0) errors and (16) warnings found
com.tibco.ae.designerapi.RootFolder cannot be cast to com.tibco.ae.tools.palettes.archivebuilderpalette.EnterpriseArchiveBuilderResource
    java.lang.ClassCastException: com.tibco.ae.designerapi.RootFolder cannot be cast to com.tibco.ae.tools.palettes.archivebuilderpalette.EnterpriseArchiveBuilderResource
    at com.tibco.ae.tools.palettes.archivebuilderpalette.ArchiveProject.getEarResource(ArchiveProject.java:298)
    at com.tibco.ae.tools.palettes.archivebuilderpalette.ArchiveProject.execute(ArchiveProject.java:191)
    at com.tibco.ae.tools.palettes.archivebuilderpalette.ArchiveProject.main(ArchiveProject.java:42)
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This article gives the usage of buildear and a sample command.

Usage:
   buildear [-h] [-v] [-s] [-a pathToAliases] -ear uri [-o outputEarFile] -p projectDir

Example command:

   1) v\Validate the project and build the archive.

   ./buildear -v -x -ear /test.archive -o /tmp/testPrj.ear -p /home/frank/testPrj
    buildear.exe -x -v -ear /dummyPrj.archive -o d:\tmp\testGV.ear -p d:\tmp\tibco\testPrjs\dummyPrj

   2). To use Design Time Libraries (DTL) properties file.

      -- sample DTL properties file (sample_dtl.properties)
      ------------------------
      # DTL properties file sample_dtl.properties
      helloLib.projlib C\:/tmp/helloLib.projlib
      sharedLib.projlib C\:/tmp/sharedLib.projlib
      testLib.projlib1 C\:/tmp/ testLib.projlib
      -------------------------
      
      buildear.exe -x -v -a d:\tmp\sample_dtl.properties   -ear /dummyPrj.archive -o d:\tmp\testGV.ear -p d:\tmp\tibco\testPrjs\dummyPrj      

Environment:
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TIBCO Runtime Agent 5.x.x
OS: all

Example command of running buildear.