> From: lightbulb432 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Context Descriptors > > The following regarding Context Descriptors is in > the documentation for Tomcat 6. I'm wondering why > the included contexts such as /examples, /docs, > /host-manager, and ROOT (/) don't have Context > Descriptors generated as described below.
Because those apps are simple enough not to need one. > If a Context Descriptor is not provided for a Context, Tomcat > automatically creates one and places it in (1) with a filename > of [webappname].xml The above statement is not true; the doc needs updating. Tomcat creates the internal data structures for the webapp's <Context>, but does not store it in any persistent location. > although if manually created, the filename need not match > the web application name That statement is also not true - the filename must match, unless the <Context> element is in server.xml, in which case there is no filename. [Mark - the above somewhat out-of-date statements are in: http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/deployer-howto.html#A%20word%20o n%20Contexts] > Why, under /manager, do I see the following in > /manager/manager.xml: As far as I can tell, that's left-over junk from previous levels; that .xml file used to end up in conf/Catalina/localhost. Regardless, the location cited above isn't used during deployment or running of the app. > And the following in /manager/META-INF/context.xml? Why the > presence of two context descriptors? That's the real one; the first is no longer used. > And finally, why do I see the docBase as > "${catalina.home}/server/webapps/manager" in the previous > manager.xml, when the default Tomcat 6 installation doesn't > even have a server directory? Again, left-over artifacts from previous Tomcat levels. > What confuses me is how it still works even when that > directory isn't there or created. Because that .xml file is completely ignored. - Chuck THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail and its attachments from all computers. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
