The question is: Where will Tomcat be running? If Tomcat is only running on one server, then only that server needs to be set up. If you are going to be running Tomcat on each machine, then modify/create the start up scripts to set the JAVA_HOME/JAVA_JRE paths in the script. (Easily done on Windows).
On 5/10/06, Stefan Wachter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Tim (et al.), ok, I understand the necessity for using different JDKs. I thought that adjusting the JAVA_HOME environment variable for certain situations might be the same effort as adjusting the PATH environment variable. Maybe an option would be to use the JAVA_HOME/JRE_HOME variables if they are present and to rely on the path if they are absent? What about tools.jar? Is it needed? Grettings, --Stefan PS: I have to write a setup for an application that uses Tomcat. Tomcat is running for end users on their local machines and not on an administrated server. I think the average end user should not be forced to set an environment variable. Tim Lucia wrote: > What about multiple JREs or JDKs on your system? Unlike Microsoft products, > you can actually have multiple versions of Java on your system coexisting > peacefully. Try installing the public beta of IE 7--and you are now running > beta software in the core of your OS (assuming of course you have a Windows > desktop ;-) > > Also, for security reasons, daemon processes and/or services should not > require or rely on PATH variables. > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stefan Wachter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 7:13 AM > To: users@tomcat.apache.org > Subject: JAVA_HOME / JRE_HOME still necessary? > > Hi all, > > wouldn't it be nice if Tomcat does not need the JAVA_HOME or JRE_HOME > environment variable? After installation of the SUN-JDK these > environment variables are not set. Java is in the "path" and that's it. > > While starting Tomcat the script "setclasspath.bat" checks if one of the > environment variables JAVA_HOME or JRE_HOME is set. Then one of these > variables is used to construct the execution commands and to set the > CLASSPATH environment variable such that is contains tools.jar. > > As far as the execution command is concerned using one of the > HOME-variables is not necessary as long as Java is in the path. > > I wonder why the classpath must contain tools.jar. Tomcat 5.5 uses the > Eclipse Java compiler for compiling JSPs. Therefore I think that > tools.jar is no more needed. > > Patching "setclasspath.bat" such that it no more relies on one of the > HOME variables I started Tomcat. It seems to work as usual. > > Thanks for your attention, > --Stefan > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-- Marc Farrow
