<snip/> >> How about this as a modified approach: > >> - Keep renaming back to Tomcat9[w].exe on remove. That won't >> impact existing service.bat users but will help users that install >> via the installer (e.g. they'll be able to change the service >> name). > > Aha. I'm sure that has something to do with the answer to "who is > broken" question. > >> - Change the option to --rename and only rename on install when >> explicitly requested. Current service.bat users would be >> unaffected and installer users would need to use this option if >> they used service.bat to uninstall and reinstall the service (e.g. >> to rename it) > > I think I like the --no-rename -> --rename option is the best because > it makes the smallest change. Only currently-affected users will need > to modify their behavior, instead of most users having to modify their > behavior. > >> That should fix the reported issue while removing the impact on >> the existing service.bat users. > >> Thoughts? > >> Mark > > >> P.S. I know the 9.0.x and 8.5.x tags are overdue but I'd rather >> wait a few more days to make sure we are happy with this change >> before tagging and committing us to an approach. > > +1 > > I wouldn't want to put out a release where the rules are different > from every other release if we are going to change --no-rename -> > --rename. > > In case it's not clear, I'm fully in favor of changing --no-rename -> > --rename instead of the current patch.
Done. I have a few bits and pieces I want to look at before the tag so I probably won't tag until tomorrow / Wednesday. Mark --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@tomcat.apache.org