> From: M4N - Arjan Tijms [mailto:arjan.ti...@m4n.nl] > Subject: RE: Tomcat copies context.xml to > conf/Catalina/localhost/app.xml,but neverupdates it? > > 1. If there is a context descriptor in > $CATALINA_BASE/conf/[enginename]/[hostname]/[webappname].xml use this. > 2. Otherwise, use the context descriptor > $CATALINA_BASE/webapps/[webappname]/META-INF/context.xml
That is exactly how it works today. > With the recent changes however, I'll have to mail each and every > developer on our project to inform them they have to clear their > $CATALINA_BASE/conf/[enginename]/[hostname]/ directory, or otherwise > they will never get the change I just checked in. Not true; the only reason it becomes an issue in your case is because you're not doing a proper redeployment. You cannot simply copy a new .war file into the appBase directory and expect it to work. If you would simply follow the documented procedures rather than inventing your own (or relying on a poorly implemented 3rd-party one), you would not be having a problem. > I guess the problem would be solved if all existing Tomcat server > connectors for every IDE (we use MyEclipse), takes this necessary > cleaning of $CATALINA_BASE/conf/[enginename]/[hostname]/ into account. As stated before, that's not the only thing that needs cleaning; at a minimum, the work directory must be purged for reliable operation. Whatever else needs cleaning up can vary across Tomcat versions. Again, use the published and documented mechanisms, not your own. - 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
