Thanks Johnny for the reply but I have completed all those steps i)getting the source code ii)updating build.properties iii)downloading dependencies (ant download) iv)executing ant command (ant deploy)
I guess there is one more step to execute "dist" task for distributed-copy format which I'm missing! Thanks, Chary On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 3:07 PM, Johnny Kewl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ---- Original Message ----- From: "Vishwa Chary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <users@tomcat.apache.org> > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 11:50 PM > Subject: tomcat 6 build from source-code > > > > Hi Tomcat Gurus, >> Appreciated if you can help me with the following : >> >> I'm trying to build tomcat server from the source code. After downloading >> the source code, "ant " command was successful in executing the deploy >> task. It created a folder "build" under "output" folder . The "build" >> folder >> contains bin,conf,lib,temp,webapps directories. >> i)I was under the impression that executing ant would build a jar-file or >> file-structure similar to bin-download on tomcats website >> ii)Even with the current structure, I cannot see any startup/shutdown >> scripts under this build folder. >> >> Please let me know if I'm missing any step! >> > > I think its > ant download > ant > > but I dont have the same version... > when you unpack the source, actually I think you must SVN it, but anyway, > when its there, there is a BUILD.TXT file somewhere, and in there it will > have the details. > > If I remember correctly I had to go onto the ant script and set the > directory for the > ant download. > > Its quite an amazine thing to watch... it goes off to eclipse sites and > half the universe and gets all the dependent stuff... like JSP compilers and > stuff... when all that stuff is there it will build. > > Also if you on NB... there is a NB article somewhere where some guy shows > you how to get all that going in Netbeans as well. > > Enjoy > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
