Package: tomcat6 Version: 6.0.18-3 Severity: wishlist In order to add jars to Tomcat's common class loader, it is necessary to add them to /usr/share/tomcat6/lib. This is messy since the admin's additions are mixed up with system files. It should not be necessary for the admin to change things in /usr just to configure the server.
Another directory should be provided, probably /var/lib/tomcat6/lib. This is easy, just add it in catalina.properties: common.loader=/var/lib/tomcat6/lib,/var/lib/tomcat6/lib/*.jar,${catalina.home}/lib,${catalina.home}/lib/*.jar Similarly for tomcat6-user, this works: common.loader=${catalina.base}/lib,${catalina.base}/lib/*.jar,${catalina.home}/lib,${catalina.home}/lib/*.jar (There are also entries for server.loader and shared.loader, I don't know if Tomcat 6 supports those and wasn't able to get them to work.) -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.29-melech (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT) Locale: LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=sv_SE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages tomcat6 depends on: ii adduser 3.110 add and remove users and groups ii jsvc 1.0.2~svn20061127-9 wrapper to launch Java application ii tomcat6-common 6.0.18-3 Servlet and JSP engine -- common f tomcat6 recommends no packages. Versions of packages tomcat6 suggests: pn tomcat6-admin <none> (no description available) pn tomcat6-docs <none> (no description available) pn tomcat6-examples <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org