RE: 2 build suggestions
1) How hard would it be to remove the !(*.bat) files from /bin for .zip builds, and the same for the .gz builds !(*.sh)? Might make it a bit less confusing for people to see less files in there. As we're working with Java here - lots of us out here tend to work on multiple platforms (personally I switch back and forward all day between W2K and Linux) so: a) I'd like to get everything for multiplatform work in one go. b) When offered the same files compressed multiple ways I always just go for the smallest - I don't equate .gz with just UNIX (WinZip handles tar and gz just fine, and I have bzip, bzip2 for windows and unzip for UNIX). completely +1 on keeping it the way it is.. I do the same as you (at least for building tomcat, I switch around a lot..) Mvgr, Martin
Re: 2 build suggestions
1) How hard would it be to remove the !(*.bat) files from /bin for .zip builds, and the same for the .gz builds !(*.sh)? Might make it a bit less confusing for people to see less files in there. As we're working with Java here - lots of us out here tend to work on multiple platforms (personally I switch back and forward all day between W2K and Linux) so: a) I'd like to get everything for multiplatform work in one go. b) When offered the same files compressed multiple ways I always just go for the smallest - I don't equate .gz with just UNIX (WinZip handles tar and gz just fine, and I have bzip, bzip2 for windows and unzip for UNIX). So basically no to that idea (anyway not wishing to be facetious but I don't think you'll get far with a Tomcat setup if you're confused by a couple of extraneous files). Yours, George. [ While I know many people on UNIX would have to download stuff to unpack a zip file, I think all Windows people can handle tar and gz unless they're using some stone age compression tool - so I'd almost advocate dumping compressing the distro as a zip - tho that'd probably lead to more confusion than you're suggestion. ]
2 build suggestions
Nothing Earth-shattering, just some thoughts... 1) How hard would it be to remove the !(*.bat) files from /bin for .zip builds, and the same for the .gz builds !(*.sh)? Might make it a bit less confusing for people to see less files in there. 2) Why is the src included in the binary dist on all TC versions? Convenience? - r
