Greetings! I have "solved" my problem on W2K where Tomcat 4.0 worked, but Tomcat 4.0.1 did not.
I simply moved some jar files (most importantly servlet.jar) from JDK/jre/lib/ext into somewhere else (a temp directory). Now Tomcat 4.0.1 runs perfectly. Obviously the occurance of TWO servlet.jar files was causing all my problems. BUT - Now I have a new problem, for which I would like to solicit some advice. NOW - I cannot compile servlets. The problem is historic - I hate the classpath, as almost everyone who tries to use classpath gets into big trouble - *eventually*. I teach Java at the University level, and classpath is a nightmare for students. But - most of the time you do not need any classpath at all, as Java is very intelligent about finding what it needs. Hence my use of the JDK/jre/lib/ext directory. This is where Java says to place those jar files for java extensions (i.e. servlet.jar, junit.jar, mail.jar, activation.jar, etc...). AND - javac and java always find them. Until Tomcat 4.0.1 (which found them twice <G>). Even Tomcat says to put stuff in JDK/jre/lib/ext - specifically this is one of the two approved methods to get SSL (jsse) working. In my case, I had to do this as the JSSE_HOME variable did not get picked up properly. Using the jre worked perfectly. So - how do most people compile servlets, etc if they do not put those jar files in JDK/jre/lib/ext? I guess I could use classpath (i.e. in the compile command line), but I'd really like to find a better solution. Until TC 4.0.1's "double load" of servlet.jar, the JDK/jre/lib/ext was essentially perfect. Thanks in advance for any recommendations from all you Java / servlet developers! Cheers, -Richard -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
