Andrew endorsed libraries are used to override standard libraries (newer endorsed libraries override the older endorsed libraries) http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/standards/
endorsed packages includes the following JAVA packages (partial listing): javax.rmi.CORBA org.omg.CORBA org.omg.CORBA.DynAnyPackage org.omg.CORBA.ORBPackage org.omg.CORBA.portable org.omg.CORBA.TypeCodePackage org.omg.CORBA_2_3 org.omg.CORBA_2_3.portable org.omg.CosNaming org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextExtPackage org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage org.omg.Dynamic org.omg.DynamicAny org.omg.DynamicAny.DynAnyFactoryPackage org.omg.DynamicAny.DynAnyPackage org.omg.IOP org.omg.IOP.CodecFactoryPackage org.omg.IOP.CodecPackage org.omg.Messaging org.omg.PortableInterceptor org.omg.PortableInterceptor.ORBInitInfoPackage org.omg.PortableServer org.omg.PortableServer.CurrentPackage org.omg.PortableServer.POAManagerPackage org.omg.PortableServer.POAPackage org.omg.PortableServer.portable org.omg.PortableServer.ServantLocatorPackage org.omg.SendingContext org.omg.stub.java.rmi org.w3c.dom org.xml.sax org.xml.sax.ext org.xml.sax.helpers HTH/ Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Hole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tomcat Users List" <users@tomcat.apache.org> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 10:34 AM Subject: Re: Tomcat library hierarchy > Only thing that doc says: > "All unpacked classes and resources in $CATALINA_HOME/common/classes, > as well as classes and resources in JAR files under the > $CATALINA_HOME/commons/endorsed, $CATALINA_HOME/commons/i18n and > $CATALINA_HOME/common/lib directories, are made visible through this > class loader. " > > I don't know difference between put a jar in common lib or common endorsed p.e. > > Best regards > > > > On 10/11/07, Caldarale, Charles R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Andrew Hole [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Tomcat library hierarchy > > > > > > What's the difference between common/lib , common/endorsed > > > and common/classes? > > > > Look at the doc: > > http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/class-loader-howto.html > > > > - 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] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]