When I wrote "CLASSPATH" I meant the classpath value that's built up by the catalina.sh - I'm well aware that it creates this from clean. I think you're missing the point; CLASSPATH is used to set the System classloader's search path, sure - but the question is where that loader fits into the loader search order used by Tomcat. The docs say in one place that the order is one way (WebApp first, then Boot, System and Common, which is as I'd expect) but in another place right after that says that it's Boot, System, WebApp, Common (which I think is wrong). I need confirmation that that second part of the documentation is in error (or not, of course).
Gurkan Erdogdu <gurkanerdo...@yahoo.com> wrote on 06/16/2010 03:04:08 PM: > Use "Class Loader Definitions" carefully, > > System - This class loader is normally initialized from the contents > of the CLASSPATH environment variable. > All such classes are visible to both Tomcat internal classes, and to > web applications. However, the standard Tomcat 6 startup scripts > ($CATALINA_HOME/bin/catalina.sh or %CATALINA_HOME%\bin\catalina.bat) > totally ignore the > contents of the CLASSPATH environment variable itself, and > instead build the System class loader from the following repositories: > > > I think that documentation is correct, > > > --Gurkan > > > ________________________________ > From: "peter_f...@blm.gov" <peter_f...@blm.gov> > To: users@tomcat.apache.org > Sent: Wed, June 16, 2010 9:42:35 PM > Subject: Tomcat 6.0 documentation: is classloading description correct? > > > Looking at section 10 of the 6.0 user guide, which describes classloading, > the text makes perfect sense and matches the way I understand things work. > However the summary at the end of the section "Class Loader Definitions" > looks wrong; it basically says that the search order is... > > Bootstrap > $CLASSPATH > WEB-INF/classes > WEB-INF/lib/*.jar > $CATALINA_HOME/lib > $CATALINA_HOME/lib/*.jar > > ...when my understanding is it should be... > > WEB-INF/classes > WEB-INF/lib/*.jar > Bootstrap > $CLASSPATH > $CATALINA_HOME/lib > $CATALINA_HOME/lib/*.jar > > So, is the documentation just wrong, or have I misunderstood something? > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
