this tag works for me:
<library path="lib" />
then, everything in the lib directory is picked up, if it is a class or jar.
The key bit is from where?
if your ear build structure looks like this:
/META-INF
/mywar.war
/myejbs.jar
/lib
/lib/com/somepackage/some.class
The lib directory referred to in the <library ... /> tag is the same as the
lib directory in the ear. You don't have to worry that people can navigate
to this directory, because there is no web-app called "lib" in your files.
We used this to put our own usermanager code in, and it worked fine. If you
had a jar file, I'm not sure that you would have to refer to it in the
libary tag. I think the key bit is WHERE you put the lib directory in the
ear file.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
the elephantwalker
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Eddie
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 5:17 AM
To: Orion-Interest
Subject: Re: Classpath and library path ERROR ??? --> PLEASE again ???
Helllu ??
What do you need to do to get an answer from this newsgroup when you are
really in trouble ?? :(
I still haven't be able to include a jar file in the orion-application.xml,
that can be used by my application. It is able to use my jar when I put it
in the $ORION_HOME/lib dir, but that's not what I want, as every application
needs his own copy.
I like to hear from Linux users how they did this, as I noticed that all the
people that talked about it in the newsgroup, where all Windoze hackers. (I
use: redhat 7.0 with sun jdk and orion 1.5.1)
PLEASE some help, see below for more info ??
Eddie :(
----- Original Message -----
From: Eddie
To: Orion-Interest
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: Classpath and library path ERROR ??? --> PLEASE again ???
Thanks,
Indeed the library tag wasn't on the correct place in the
orion-application.xml.
However, after placing it in the correct place it still doesn't work:
--------
.....
<web-module id="web" path="web" />
<persistence path="persistence" />
<library path="./lib" />
<library path="./lib/log4j-core.jar" />
<library path="./lib/log4j.jar" />
<principals path="principals.xml" />
<log>
<file path="application.log" />
</log>
<namespace-access>
....
-------
I also tried the orion-web.xml:
----
....
<orion-web-app
deployment-version="1.5.1"
development="true"
jsp-cache-directory="./persistence"
temporary-directory="./temp"
servlet-webdir="/servlets/"
>
<classpath path="./lib/log4j-core.jar" />
<ejb-ref-mapping name="ejb/UserManagerHome" />
...
----
But didn't had much luck, which didn't suprise me, as I am using the lib
files in my ejb's.
I am sure that the jar files can be find by Orion, as it complaints when it
can't find the files.
But are you using Linux ?? I have a friend that has exatly the same problems
on his linux machine!! .--> :(
Shoudn't I put it all in a ear file ?? and if so, where ??
Hope you have some ideas as I don't have them anymore. Neither do I know how
to debug this, as Orion doesn't show that it loads the jar file...or where
it looks..
Hmmm... frustrating..
Eddie
----- Original Message -----
From: elephantwalker
To: Orion-Interest
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 6:20 PM
Subject: RE: Classpath and library path ERROR ??? --> PLEASE again ???
The dtd for orion-application.xml says about library:
<!-- A relative/absolute path/URL to a directory or a .jar/.zip to add as a
library-path for this server. Directories are scanned for jars/zips to
include at startup. -->
<!ELEMENT library (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST library path CDATA #IMPLIED
>
The main orion-application element is:
<!ELEMENT orion-application
(ejb-module*,web-module*,client-module*,security-role-mapping*,
persistence?, library*, principals?, mail-session*, user-manager?, log?,
data-sources?, namespace-access?)>
Note the order. If library is not in the right order (after persistence and
before principals), this won't work.
But this is application, which is for the overall server. You might try the
orion-web.xml for specific support of a codebase of a war file:
<!-- Specifies a codebase where classes used by this application
(servlets/beans, etc) can be found. -->
<!ELEMENT classpath (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST classpath path CDATA #IMPLIED
>
This should be the first element in your orion-web-app element.
regards,
the elephantwalker
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Eddie
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 8:15 AM
To: Orion-Interest
Subject: Re: Classpath and library path ERROR ??? --> PLEASE again ???
Hellu,
I am have still having problems with the problem below. Can someone PLEASE
help me with this ???
Eddie
----- Original Message -----
From: Eddie
To: Orion-Interest
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 1:08 PM
Subject: Classpath and library path ERROR ???
OK,
I want to include a jar file in my application, so I put it in
$APPLICATION_ROOT/lib
and in the orion-application.jar I put (I first let Orion generate the
orion-application.xml file):
-----
<library path="./lib" />
<library path="./lib/log4j-core.jar" />
<library path="./lib/log4j.jar" />
-------
However My application can't find the jar files: "NoClassDefFoundError".
Can someone please tell me how to solve this ???
I notice that Orion is reading the tags, as it complains when the names of
the directory or jar file is incorrect.
BTW: my application needs his own jar file (so putting it in the orion lib
dir is no alternative).
I have been struggling with this problem in the past as well and didn't
solve it.
I now have Orion 1.5.1 with redHat 7.0 and still have the same problem.
I searched the mailinglist and tried a lot of possible solutions, but had
bad luck.
I like to hear how people solved this running on Linux, without having there
application in an EAR, as I noticed that the people that have it working are
running Windowz or/and an EAR file.
I am getting frustrated by this problem, so please come up with a solution??
What I tried, among others:
1- let orion deploy the application in the application directory (in the
server.xml).
2 - put the lib files in the deployment dir.
3 - including the jar files as absolute paths and other forms..
4 - the persmission are correct of the files.
....
GRrrrrhhhhhhh,
Eddie
