> Answer Mark's email to you first. Done.
@Pid: thank you for the reminder, I thought I already posted an answer! Erik > On 17/01/2012 10:21, epr...@orpheus.fr wrote: >>> And I really, really do not understand why the people who make the >>> installer of the >>> Windows version of Tomcat - and who are undoubtedly otherwise pretty >>> smart >>> people - are >>> compounding the issue by installing this by default in a sub-directory >>> named "Apache >>> Software Foundation". >> >> Following Andre's advice, I googled with "deployment" and found this: >> >> - TC6: In CGI Mode, "executable" full path with spaces does not work >> https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=49657 >> >> - TC5: Tomcat fails to start on linux if CATALINA_HOME contains a space >> https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=43578 >> >> - TC5: java.endorsed.dirs is not used when JSP compilation is forked >> (see >> comment #2) >> https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=31257#c2 >> >> It looks like having spaces ought to be ok. >> >> => Does anybody having experience with Tomcat dev team think I should >> fill >> a new bug? > > Answer Mark's email to you first. > > > p > > >> Thank you. >> >>> epr...@orpheus.fr wrote: >>>> ### Summary >>>> >>>> TC fails to compile JSP when 1) the compiler is AntCompiler and 2) >>>> there >>>> is a whitespace somewhere in the pathname to TC home dir. >>> >>> Personal opinion : you should not do that (use paths with spaces in >>> them). >>> It was a >>> stupid idea to allow this in the first place, and the person who first >>> implemented this in >>> an operating system should be found and shot (or at least be awarded an >>> IgNobel prize; or >>> have the costs of this over the years deducted from their old-age >>> pension). It always >>> brings problems somewhere down the line, and not only with Tomcat. >>> >>> And I really, really do not understand why the people who make the >>> installer of the >>> Windows version of Tomcat - and who are undoubtedly otherwise pretty >>> smart >>> people - are >>> compounding the issue by installing this by default in a sub-directory >>> named "Apache >>> Software Foundation". >>> >>> 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. >>> It may have been somewhere related to "deployment". >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> 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 >> > > > -- > > [key:62590808] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
