> So if you can save yourself the trouble, by installing Tomcat in some > pathname which makes
Yes, we can deploy in C:\TC7 or /opt/TC7 instead of "C:\Program Files\blahbla" or "/opt/apache/tomcat 7.0.23". But, especially on Windows, where all applications live in "C:\Program Files", this is disruptive for admin people. This is also surprising for dev / architects because the default Tomcat installer deploys within "C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation": spaces everywhere. Reading answers to my mail, I understand this looks like a lost battle. => Do you think I should fill a bug, at least to help the next ones who will encounter the same problem? Thank you everybody. > Kees Jan Koster wrote: >> Dear all, >> >>> Now about whether this is a bug in Tomcat or its documentation : I am >>> fairly sure that not long ago, I saw a strong warning somewhere in the >>> on-line Tomcat documentation, about not using spaces in pathnames >>> somewhere, as it was not supported by some component. >> >> Perhaps the Tomcat start script can issue a warning in case spaces are >> found in the path? >> > You know, I think that this is a lost battle. The habit is by now so > entrenched that > there is probably nothing anyone can do by now to extirpate this, other > than designing a > new OS where this is forbidden. And you'd still have to deal with funny > imported foreign > file names and paths. > But I keep on reacting to issues to do with withespace in pathnames, just > because I > believe that there is not one programmer alive in the whole world, who has > not had some > problem with this at some point. > So if you can save yourself the trouble, by installing Tomcat in some > pathname which makes > sense and is not a pain to type and forget to quote somewhere, you'll > always do yourself a > favor in the end. > > P.S. In our current globalised world, similar issues exist with filenames > containing > characters that can perhaps be displayed everywhere, but not /typed/ on > all keyboards. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
