WinZip 8.1 allows you to click on a file to edit it. When you are done, it prompts you whether you want to update the file in the archive. The only braindead thing is it only works with files in the root directory of the archive.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > Behalf Of Ignacio Coloma > Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 10:16 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [JBoss-dev] Where should the Jasper jar live ? > > > Maybe having to install and learn to manage emacs and custom edit the > emacs config to modify the Jetty log system (for example) is > a bit too > much for the average Windows user. > > Not my case (I use emacs every now and then), but I see this > as a major > handicap for spreading use of the JBoss/Jetty bundle and subsequent > world domination :). I see Scott point of view more > practical. OTOH, I > also agree that this approach should not be the general case, but > necesary for this. > > I say this because I have to modify every now and then Jetty > files and > having them on a SAR by default is a PITA. > > James Higginbotham wrote: > > >David, > > > >You can add any extension to the archive mode with the > following code > >in your .emacs: > > > >(setq auto-mode-alist (cons '("\\.sar$" . archive-mode) > >auto-mode-alist)) > >(setq auto-mode-alist (cons '("\\.war$" . archive-mode) > >auto-mode-alist)) > >(setq auto-mode-alist (cons '("\\.ear$" . archive-mode) > >auto-mode-alist)) > > > >Share and Enjoy, > >James > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: David Jencks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 11:07 PM > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Subject: Re: [JBoss-dev] Where should the Jasper jar live ? > >> > >> > >>I still like the sar concept. > >> > >>I notice that emacs can edit files in jars (such as > >>ejb-jar.xml) and save them back into the jar. Anyone know > >>enough elisp to figure out how to make it edit .sar, .ear, > >>.war, etc the same way? (I presume it just means recognizing > >>the file format/extension as zip-like) Then there won't be > >>anything to complain about having to repack for small > >>changes. For large changes you'll be doing an ant build anyway. > >> > >>david jencks > >> > >>On 2002.05.31 21:04:26 -0400 Jules Gosnell wrote: > >> > >>>The natural progression of all this separation of config and > >>>implementation is that we will begin encouraging people to > >>> > >>take all the > >> > >>>resources out of their ears and deploy them in lib/, then > >>> > >>just drop the > >> > >>>dds into deploy/. > >>> > >>>Ok, so they can edit their descriptors - but it's not J2EE, is it ? > >>> > >>>Likewise, the sar is a nice extension of the J2EE packaging > >>> > >>metaphor. > >> > >>>It may not be perfect, but this is the platform that we are > >>>implementing, and I think consistency is important. > >>> > >>>Comments ? > >>> > >>> > >>>Jules > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>Scott M Stark wrote: > >>> > >>>>That is fine but why not just create a single > >>>> > >>jetty-service.jar that > >> > >>>>includes all Jetty specific files and have a seperate > >>>>jetty-service.xml descriptor > >>>> > >>>with > >>> > >>>>your > >>>>config that references the required jar: > >>>><server> > >>>> <classpath codebase="." archives="jetty-service.jar"/> ... > >>>> > >>>>This is how I'm packaging the tomcat service except there I also > >>>> > >>>reference > >>> > >>>>the external catalina dist jars as well. > >>>> > >>>>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>Scott Stark > >>>>Chief Technology Officer > >>>>JBoss Group, LLC > >>>>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>>From: "Jules Gosnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>Cc: "Jan Bartel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 4:31 PM > >>>>Subject: [JBoss-dev] Where should the Jasper jar live ? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Scott, > >>>>> > >>>>>Would you mind if I moved the jasper.jar from lib/ to > >>>>>jetty-plugin.sar > >>>>> > >>>? > >>> > >>>>>I figure: > >>>>>- jasper is an implementation > >>>>>- jasper version is tightly bound to Jetty version > >>>>>- Tomcat users will have their own version of Jasper > >>>>> > >>>>>I think the servlet api jar should stay in lib, seeing as this is > >>>>>part of the definition of the JBoss platform and will be > >>>>> > >>needed by > >> > >>>>>users to compile against (whilst they should not need Jetty and > >>>>>Jasper classes) > >>>>> > >>>>>My preemptive advice to anyone concerned that a sar is awkward to > >>>>>work with, because the configuration is, hidden is : "run it > >>>>>unpacked". > >>>>> > >>>>>Concerns ? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>Jules > >>>>> > >>>>>P.S. > >>>>> > >>>>>What is the arrangement between HEAD and Branch_3_0 - would I be > >>>>>correct in assuming that bug-fixes should be merged, but new > >>>>>features not ? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>_______________________________________________________________ > >>>>> > >>>>>Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference > >>>>>August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- > >>>>>http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm > >>>>> > >>>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>>Jboss-development mailing list > >>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-development > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>_______________________________________________________________ > >>>> > >>>>Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference > >>>>August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- > >>>>http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm > >>>> > >>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>Jboss-development mailing list > >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-development > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________________________ > >>> > >>>Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference > >>>August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- > >>> > >>http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm > >> > >>> > >>_______________________________________________ > >> > >>>Jboss-development mailing list > >>> > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >>>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-development > >>> > >>> > >>_______________________________________________________________ > >> > >>Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's > >>Conference August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- > >>http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Jboss-development mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-development > >> > > > >_______________________________________________________________ > > > >Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference > >August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- > http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Jboss-development mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-development > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________ > > Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's > Conference August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- > http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm > > > _______________________________________________ > Jboss-development mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-development > _______________________________________________________________ Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm _______________________________________________ Jboss-development mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-development
