[MASSEMBLY-815] file-aggregator containerDescriptorHandler element requires metaInf-services to precede it

**[Brian Topping](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=topping)** opened **[MASSEMBLY-815](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MASSEMBLY-815?redirect=false)** and commented

When using a `containerDescriptorHandler` of type `file-aggregator`, the files are not aggregated unless a `containerDescriptorHandler` of type `metaInf-services` comes first:

```xml

...



metaInf-services

file-aggregator

reference.conf
reference.conf

```

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**Affects:** 2.6

1 votes, 2 watchers

Start by reproducing the XML configuration shown in the issue, first with only the file-aggregator handler and then with metaInf-services before it. Trace how container descriptor handlers are ordered and processed. Done means file-aggregator produces reference.conf without requiring metaInf-services to precede it.

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