Yes #1 is true. If I put the servlet.jar in the JRE_HOME\lib\ext directory it works, so we will just do this. Thanks for your help. Andy
> -----Original Message----- > From: Randy Layman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 30 January 2002 14:29 > To: 'Tomcat Users List' > Subject: RE: Using Tomcat without JDK > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Andy Birchall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 9:55 AM > > To: Tomcat-User > > Subject: Using Tomcat without JDK > > > > > > Does anyone know if its possible to use Tomcat with just the > > JRE rather than the JDK? > > Yes. If you don't use JSP (or precompile all your JSPs into servlets) you > can distribute the JRE and Tomcat will work fine. > > > > > Because of licensing restrictions with distributing the Sun JDK, > > we would like to distribute our servlet application with the JRE only. > > > > I have tried to run Tomcat with the JRE rather than the JDK by setting > > JAVA_HOME to the JRE home directory. When I run Tomcat and try to load > > our startup servlet in the browser I get: > > "Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: > > javax/servlet/http/HttpServlet" > > > > Our servlets are in jar files in <TOMCAT_HOME>\lib. We use > > servlets only, not JSP. > > We are running Tomcat 3.2.3 on Win2000. > > > > Does anyone know why Tomcat fails to find the HttpServlet? > > 1. If you set your JAVA_HOME back to a JDK does Tomcat work fine > again? If so its probably due to some jar files being in the > JAVA_HOME/lib/ext directory on one and not the other. > 2. If not #1 then you probably want to check your TOMCAT_HOME/lib > and verify that the servlet.jar file is there. > 3. If not #1 and #2 then post again with values for JAVA_HOME and > TOMCAT_HOME and we'll see where we can go from there. > > Randy > > > > Thanks > > Andy Birchall > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > -- > To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > This message has been checked for all known viruses by UUNET delivered > through the MessageLabs Virus Control Centre. For further information visit > http://www.uk.uu.net/products/security/virus/ -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
