This is actually a bug where Jasper is eating the '\r' line terminators in violation of the spec. This will be fixed in the next build(s) of Tomcat 4.x.
Cheers, Larry > -----Original Message----- > From: Terry J Fundak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 7:53 AM > To: Tomcat Users List; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Is there a way to stop Tomcat 4.0.1 from writing > whole JSP's as a single lines? The Cause of Javascript Problems > > > Disregard my post... > > The problem was that I forgot to change the <CR> to UNIX <LF> > when I moved > to Mac OS X... > > Sorry about that... > > But also a reminder to other Mac OS X users... your files > need to have UNIX > <LF> when to transfer them to the OS X server directory... > otherwise you > will have difficulty with your Javascript... > > Terry > > Terry J Fundak wrote: > > > Background: > > I have switched from Tomcat 3.23/Servlet 1.31 on a SUN > server to Tomcat > > 4.0.1 on Mac OS X.1.2. > > > > Everything SEEMED to be working fine (after quite a struggle with > > configuration which has to do with documentation.) > > (I know everyone has heard this before but I really need to > add my two > > cent worth...) > > > > ...I thought everything worked fine BUT ... then I noticed > all my JSP > > pages now have broken JAVASCRIPTs... > > > > I figured out the reason why by using a <editorial comment>really > > great</editional comment> browser/editor OMNIWEB. > > > > The reason why is that with my installed version of Tomcat > 4.0.1 ,all > > the JSPs are written out as a very long single line of > > <html>....................</html> > > > > Now this didn't really bother me 'till I noticed that this > breaks the > > JAVASCRIPT because browsers need the Javascript to be > enclosed into <!-- > > .......//--> blocks but in the form > > > > <!-- <CR> > > Script functions here ....... <CR> > > //--><CR> > > > > The important point is that there needs to be a <CR> carriage return > > after the <!-- so that it is a seperate line > > > > Does anyone know of a way to make Tomcat leave the > formating of a page > > alone? > > > > Thanks for your help, > > > > Terry > > > -- > 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]>
