I can't answer directly to your question but here are some avenues that you might to explore.
Here is some of the stuff I've learned so far. You can modify the class path and append the directory where your "common" classes live. In the context section (either your apps-YourApp.xml 4 tomcat3 or server.xml 4 tomcat4) "path=" only refer to the URL under which your app will published will "docbase=" refer to where your app physically lives (which I think doesn't have to be under /webapps). And lastely may be there something that can be done in web.xml Dom -----Original Message----- From: Dave Ford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 01 February 2002 14:15 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: classes NOT in WEB-INF/classes or CATALINE_HOME/classes >From my understanding of Tomcat, unjar'd classes should be placed in WEB-INF/classes for ONE web app, and CATALINA_HOME/classes for shared access by ALL webapps (correct me if I'm wrong). Here is what I would like to do: make an un-jar'd class library available to ONE or ALL web apps. And NOT place them in pre-designated directories. Reason: I have a development box that runs Tomcat, Orion Server and Web Logic. It also runs non-webapps. I have a common set of classes used by all. Don't want to maintain multiple copies of the common class library. I understand that a webapp is supposed to be a self contained deployment unit, but it seems that classes should, optionally, be allowed in user defined paths. In Orion Server, this can be accomplished by adding a classpath entry to orion-web.xml (one web app) or server.xml (all web-apps). How can this be done in Tomcat? Dave Ford Smart Soft - The Developer Training Company http://www.smart-soft.comave -- 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]>
