I've just looked at the source code and indeed, it just quits if the directory already exists. If I can come up with a modification that works, I'll post the code.
Has anyone asked the tomcat-developer list why it behaves like this? What good is automatic unpacking of wars if it won't re-unpack an updated war file? Leaving it packed isn't an option for those of us that use Apache to serve the static content. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "todd tredeau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 3:58 PM Subject: Re: manager/remove functionality > This has NEVER worked for me, I don't think it will if the directory > exists... > > todd > http://www.wiserlabz.com > collaborative effort to promote Novell and Open Source solutions > > Jeff Larsen wrote: > > >I'm having the same problem with unpacking updated > >war files when the directory already exists. > > > >Anyone out there know what's up? > > > >Jeff > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Michael Teter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 11:03 AM > >Subject: manager/remove functionality > > > > > >>Hello. > >> > >>I'm just beginning to use the manager app to deploy my > >>app instead of dropping a myapp.war file into the > >>webapps dir, deleting the webapps/myapp directory and > >>myapp.war file, stopping Tomcat, and retarting Tomcat. > >> > >>The stopping and restarting of Tomcat was a real drag. > >> > >>So now I do manager/install ... my war file from my > >>dist directory, and that makes my app available. I > >>like it so far. But then I modify my app, build (with > >>ant), manager/remove, and manager/install. > >> > >>That doesn't work unless I manually (or as part of my > >>ant dist activity) delete webapps/myapp directory. > >> > >>Now to my point. I would expect manager/remove to > >>completely remove the app (including the webapps/myapp > >>directory.) It doesn't remove the directory, so > >>subsequent manager/install attempts do nothing. At > >>least, I can't see my changes unless I: ant dist > >>(including rm $TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/myapp), > >>manager/remove, and then manager/install. > >> > >>Am I misusing this or misunderstanding it? Shouldn't > >>manager/remove actually remove the webapps/myapp dir? > >>Or shouldn't manager/install remove or overwrite the > >>webapps/myapp directory or its contents? > >> > >>Thanks for any pointers. (I've read what > >>documentation I can find on Manager app, but it's > >>fairly sparse.) I suppose I could change manager's > >>behavior by modifying its source, but I'll reserve > >>that for last. > >> > >>Michael > >> > >>PS: anyone know how to get XEmacs to highlight > >>Java/JSP code? any pointers there would be welcome... > >>not much useful answers to this question from what I > >>can find on the net. > >> > >>__________________________________________________ > >>Do You Yahoo!? > >>Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® > >>http://movies.yahoo.com/ > >> > >>-- > >>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]> > > > > > > -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
