RE: How to tell Tomcat to use an additional classpath other than web-inf/classes?

["Caldarale, Charles R" <Ch...@unisys.com>]

> From: Dave Bender [mailto:dbender@umn.edu]
> Subject: RE: How to tell Tomcat to use an additional
> classpath other than web-inf/classes?
>
> Why not add the path to the CLASSPATH variable in
> the '<TOMCAT_HOME>/bin/setclasspath.sh' script (or
> setclasspath.bat for Windows)?

Because that prevents the webapp from being reloaded without starting Tomcat.  It also introduces the distinct possibility of duplicating classes in the classloader hierarchy.  Putting anything in CLASSPATH other than the bare minimum Tomcat itself (not any webapp) actually needs is a Really Bad Idea.

 - Chuck


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