context.xml in META-INF only applies to deploying a webapp via the Ant manager taskdef deploy task. If the .war is not getting copied to a directory of the same name as the .war file (less the .war extension), that means you have a <Context ...> entry defined somewhere either in server.xml or in a context configuration file in the webapps directory. Actually, it is entirely possible that Tomcat is looking at
META-INF/context.xml even for the case of just copying the .war into the webapps directory. I guess I never tried that. Either way, if you define a <Context ...> for your app, the .war will *not* be expanded to a directory structure. Don't define a <Context ... > entry and it *will* get deployed to a directory structure by default.
Jake
At 05:06 PM 3/26/2003 +0000, you wrote:
* Rasputin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [0332 13:32]:
> * Jon Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [0330 20:30]: > > Certainly do-able. I have done so in two ways: either by putting my > > datasource in under a DefaultContext (using the tomcat admin tool click > > on Tomcat Server --> Service --> Host, choose create DefaultCOntext > > from dropdown list of actions on RHS, then create a DataSource against > > the new DefaultContext) > > Hmm, me and the admin app aren't on speaking terms after it ate my > lovingly-crafted server.xml and crapped out something simlar but invalid > back around 4.1.12... > > > or, alternatively like this: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg88811.html > > That's great, cheers Jon!
Ugh, spoke too soon.
I've obviously missed something because I get the infanous "cannot load JDBC driver name 'null'" - error.
I went for the global resources and context.xml in META-INF path, if that makes a difference.
The only thing I can think might be related is that I'm deploying webapps by copying wars to webapps/ and they don't get extracted , not sure if that messes up the code that handles resources forwebapps.
If I went down the DefaultContext route, would that generate a datasource in each Context that 'inheritsfrom it, or would it be truly shared? ' -- The trouble with a kitten is that When it grows up, it's always a cat -- Ogden Nash. Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns
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