markt 2003/12/23 08:50:58 Modified: webapps/tomcat-docs/config host.xml Log: - Port patch. - Fix a couple of typos. - Update docs in response to bug 9960. Clarify potential issues using xml context files and auto deployment. Revision Changes Path 1.16 +8 -2 jakarta-tomcat-4.0/webapps/tomcat-docs/config/host.xml Index: host.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-tomcat-4.0/webapps/tomcat-docs/config/host.xml,v retrieving revision 1.15 retrieving revision 1.16 diff -u -r1.15 -r1.16 --- host.xml 12 Jan 2003 17:26:48 -0000 1.15 +++ host.xml 23 Dec 2003 16:50:58 -0000 1.16 @@ -247,14 +247,14 @@ <p>If you are using the standard <strong>Host</strong> implementation, the following actions take place automatically when Catalina is first started, if the <code>autoDeploy</code> property is set to - <code>true</code> (which is the default value:</p> + <code>true</code> (which is the default value):</p> <ul> <li>Any XML file in the directory defined by appBase (<em>Application Base</em> directory) is assumed to contain a <a href="context.html">Context</a> element (and its associated subelements) for a single web application. The <code>docBase</code> attribute of this <code><Context></code> element will typically - be the absolute pathname to a web applicationd directory, or the + be the absolute pathname to a web application directory, or the absolute pathname of a web application archive (WAR) file (which will not be expanded).</li> <li>Any web application archive file that does not have a corresponding @@ -281,6 +281,12 @@ subdirectories (containing web applications) that are dropped in to the <code>appBase</code> directory while Tomcat is running will be automatically deployed, according to the rules described above.</p> + + <p>When using automatic deployment, the <code>docBase</code> defined by + an XML <a href="context.html">Context</a> file should be outside of the + <code>appBase</code> directory. If this is not the case difficulties + may be experienced deploying the web application or the application may + be deployed twice.</p> </subsection>
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