Yes, it is a directory. What is odd is that it copies the META-INF/context.xml to the /tomcat/conf/Catalina/foo.com folder...
This works fine on JBoss, I can deploy a foo.war that is actually a directory and JBoss (which uses Tomcat) has no problem doing this. Caldarale, Charles R wrote: > >> From: tomcatastrophe [mailto:nab...@changethings.org] >> Subject: Tomcat WAR deployment with virtual host only shows blank page >> >> If I rename the ROOT.war to ROOT it starts up fine. Does it matter if >> the .war file is packed or unpacked and just named .WAR? > > Are you saying that ROOT.war is really a directory? If so, Tomcat will > ignore it (or get very confused - doesn't matter, since such a directory > name is illegal). The default webapp must either be in a directory named > ROOT, or in a war file named ROOT.war; those are your only choices. > > - 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 unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Tomcat-WAR-deployment-with-virtual-host-only-shows-blank-page-tp24197704p24202534.html Sent from the Tomcat - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
