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Posted to users@tomcat.apache.org by Michael Schuerig <mi...@schuerig.de> on 2004/09/02 21:56:36 UTC
Tomcat 5.5: installing outside webapps via Ant task doesn't seem to work
With the change from Tomcat 5.0.27 to 5.5 the behavior of installing an
app outside of $CATALINA_HOME/webapps using the Ant deploy task doesn't
seem to work. Well, at least not for me.
Tomcat 5.0.27 just created a context configuration file in
$CATALINA_HOME/conf/Catalina/localhost, pointing to my build directory,
~/workspace/tomtest/build
In contrast, Tomcat 5.5 copies the contents of ~/workspace/tomtest/build
to $CATALINE_HOME/webapps/tomtest and no context configuration file is
created in $CATALINA_HOME/conf/Catalina/localhost.
I'm still pretty new to servlets, JSP, and Tomcat, so I might be
overlooking something rather obvious.
Michael
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<property name="app.path" location="/${app.name}"/>
<property name="build.home" location="${basedir}/build"/>
<target name="tomcat.install" depends="compile"
description="Install application to servlet container">
<deploy url="${manager.url}"
username="${manager.username}"
password="${manager.password}"
path="${app.path}"
localWar="file://${build.home}"/>
</target>
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Re: Tomcat 5.5: installing outside webapps via Ant task doesn't seem to work
Posted by Remy Maucherat <re...@gmail.com>.
On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 00:06:46 +0200, Michael Schuerig <mi...@schuerig.de> wrote:
> On Thursday 02 September 2004 23:41, Remy Maucherat wrote:
> > On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 23:27:59 +0200, Michael Schuerig
> <mi...@schuerig.de> wrote:
>
> > > <target name="tomcat.install" depends="compile"
> > > description="Install application to servlet container">
> > > <deploy url="${manager.url}"
> > > username="${manager.username}"
> > > password="${manager.password}"
> > > path="/${app.name}"
> > > config="file://${etc}/context-local.xml" />
> > > </target>
> > >
> > > It doesn't work, though, as one of war, localWar, or tag is
> > > required. When I give a localWar, it is copied to
> > > $CATALINE_HOME/webapps, but not really used (and not needed) as the
> > > docBase entry in the context config file points somewhere else.
> >
> > It seems there's an annoying test left somewhere. Maybe in the Ant
> > task itself, or it could also be a leftover check in the manager
> > servlet.
>
> Yes, there's a check in
>
> jakarta-tomcat-5.5.0-src/jakarta-tomcat-catalina/catalina/src/share/org/apache/catalina/ant/DeployTask.java
> lines 145-149
>
> if ((war == null) && (localWar == null) && (tag == null)) {
> throw new BuildException
> ("Must specify either 'war', 'localWar', or 'tag'
> attribute");
> }
Thanks.
> The manager servlet itself works with a context config file and a
> context path (not optional in this case!).
I'm surprised the manager servlet works as is: I changed an apparently
bad check:
} else if (command.equals("/deploy")) {
if (war != null) {
deploy(writer, config, path, war, update);
} else {
deploy(writer, path, tag);
}
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Re: Tomcat 5.5: installing outside webapps via Ant task doesn't seem to work
Posted by Michael Schuerig <mi...@schuerig.de>.
On Thursday 02 September 2004 23:41, Remy Maucherat wrote:
> On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 23:27:59 +0200, Michael Schuerig
<mi...@schuerig.de> wrote:
> > <target name="tomcat.install" depends="compile"
> > description="Install application to servlet container">
> > <deploy url="${manager.url}"
> > username="${manager.username}"
> > password="${manager.password}"
> > path="/${app.name}"
> > config="file://${etc}/context-local.xml" />
> > </target>
> >
> > It doesn't work, though, as one of war, localWar, or tag is
> > required. When I give a localWar, it is copied to
> > $CATALINE_HOME/webapps, but not really used (and not needed) as the
> > docBase entry in the context config file points somewhere else.
>
> It seems there's an annoying test left somewhere. Maybe in the Ant
> task itself, or it could also be a leftover check in the manager
> servlet.
Yes, there's a check in
jakarta-tomcat-5.5.0-src/jakarta-tomcat-catalina/catalina/src/share/org/apache/catalina/ant/DeployTask.java
lines 145-149
if ((war == null) && (localWar == null) && (tag == null)) {
throw new BuildException
("Must specify either 'war', 'localWar', or 'tag'
attribute");
}
The manager servlet itself works with a context config file and a
context path (not optional in this case!).
Michael
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Re: Tomcat 5.5: installing outside webapps via Ant task doesn't seem to work
Posted by Remy Maucherat <re...@gmail.com>.
On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 23:27:59 +0200, Michael Schuerig <mi...@schuerig.de> wrote:
> On Thursday 02 September 2004 22:43, Remy Maucherat wrote:
> > On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 21:56:36 +0200, Michael Schuerig
> <mi...@schuerig.de> wrote:
> [Ant deploy task copies webapps]
>
> > Yes, this particular case will work like that now, in order to
> > simplify quite a bit the deployer (generating a trivial xml file to
> > reference the context would work, but might not contain what you
> > expect, which is why Tomcat copies your webappp). For now, I
> > recommend giving a xml file to Tomcat if you want to point to an
> > external context.
>
> Just to make sure I understand you correctly. You mean I create a
> context file like this
>
> <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
> <Context path="/stundenplan"
> docBase="/home/michael/workspace/tomtest/build">
> </Context>
>
> copy it to $CATALINA_HOME/conf/Catalina/localhost/tomtest.xml and wait
> for Tomcat to pick it up?
That works. Don't use the path attribute, Tomcat will get it from the
xml file name.
> Or do you mean an Ant target like this?
>
> <target name="tomcat.install" depends="compile"
> description="Install application to servlet container">
> <deploy url="${manager.url}"
> username="${manager.username}"
> password="${manager.password}"
> path="/${app.name}"
> config="file://${etc}/context-local.xml" />
> </target>
>
> It doesn't work, though, as one of war, localWar, or tag is required.
> When I give a localWar, it is copied to $CATALINE_HOME/webapps, but not
> really used (and not needed) as the docBase entry in the context config
> file points somewhere else.
It seems there's an annoying test left somewhere. Maybe in the Ant
task itself, or it could also be a leftover check in the manager
servlet.
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Re: Tomcat 5.5: installing outside webapps via Ant task doesn't seem to work
Posted by Michael Schuerig <mi...@schuerig.de>.
On Thursday 02 September 2004 22:43, Remy Maucherat wrote:
> On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 21:56:36 +0200, Michael Schuerig
<mi...@schuerig.de> wrote:
[Ant deploy task copies webapps]
> Yes, this particular case will work like that now, in order to
> simplify quite a bit the deployer (generating a trivial xml file to
> reference the context would work, but might not contain what you
> expect, which is why Tomcat copies your webappp). For now, I
> recommend giving a xml file to Tomcat if you want to point to an
> external context.
Just to make sure I understand you correctly. You mean I create a
context file like this
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<Context path="/stundenplan"
docBase="/home/michael/workspace/tomtest/build">
</Context>
copy it to $CATALINA_HOME/conf/Catalina/localhost/tomtest.xml and wait
for Tomcat to pick it up?
Or do you mean an Ant target like this?
<target name="tomcat.install" depends="compile"
description="Install application to servlet container">
<deploy url="${manager.url}"
username="${manager.username}"
password="${manager.password}"
path="/${app.name}"
config="file://${etc}/context-local.xml" />
</target>
It doesn't work, though, as one of war, localWar, or tag is required.
When I give a localWar, it is copied to $CATALINE_HOME/webapps, but not
really used (and not needed) as the docBase entry in the context config
file points somewhere else.
Michael
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mailto:michael@schuerig.de can result in the loss of them.
http://www.schuerig.de/michael/ --William H. Calvin
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Re: Tomcat 5.5: installing outside webapps via Ant task doesn't seem to work
Posted by Remy Maucherat <re...@gmail.com>.
On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 21:56:36 +0200, Michael Schuerig <mi...@schuerig.de> wrote:
>
> With the change from Tomcat 5.0.27 to 5.5 the behavior of installing an
> app outside of $CATALINA_HOME/webapps using the Ant deploy task doesn't
> seem to work. Well, at least not for me.
>
> Tomcat 5.0.27 just created a context configuration file in
> $CATALINA_HOME/conf/Catalina/localhost, pointing to my build directory,
> ~/workspace/tomtest/build
>
> In contrast, Tomcat 5.5 copies the contents of ~/workspace/tomtest/build
> to $CATALINE_HOME/webapps/tomtest and no context configuration file is
> created in $CATALINA_HOME/conf/Catalina/localhost.
>
> I'm still pretty new to servlets, JSP, and Tomcat, so I might be
> overlooking something rather obvious.
Yes, this particular case will work like that now, in order to
simplify quite a bit the deployer (generating a trivial xml file to
reference the context would work, but might not contain what you
expect, which is why Tomcat copies your webappp). For now, I recommend
giving a xml file to Tomcat if you want to point to an external
context.
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Developer & Consultant
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