2010/6/16 <peter_f...@blm.gov>: > > 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? >
The order is > Bootstrap > $CLASSPATH > WEB-INF/classes > WEB-INF/lib/*.jar > $CATALINA_BASE/lib > $CATALINA_BASE/lib/*.jar > $CATALINA_HOME/lib > $CATALINA_HOME/lib/*.jar as documented. Note, that many Bootstrap and $CLASSPATH classes are loaded at early stages of Tomcat startup sequence, that is before classloading hierarchy itself is created. It would be a mess if those classes were ignored. That is why people should not play with $CLASSPATH, unless in certain very rare cases. If you have some documentation changes in your mind, the patches are welcome. The sources are in webapps/docs/*.xml . Create a Bugzilla issue and attach a diff file there (svn diff or an 'Unified diff' (diff -u)). Best regards, Konstantin Kolinko --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
