distribution

["Knoll, Craig" <Cr...@fnc.fujitsu.com>]

In the binary distribution folders, there are several files. I know I need "jakarta-tomcat-3.2.3.zip" but what is "jakarta-servletapi-3.2.3.zip used for? Do I need this file in conjunction with Tomcat? Is it for JSP? Is the usage of this file documented? 

Thanks.

Craig

RE: distribution

[Mike Jackson <mj...@cdi-hq.com>]

It's servlet api docs.  Or at least that's what my cursory look said it was.

--mikej
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mike jackson
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Hebert [mailto:john@vedalabs.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 11:55 AM
> To: tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org
> Subject: Re: distribution
> 
> 
> Knoll, Craig wrote:
> 
> > In the binary distribution folders, there are several files. I 
> know I need "jakarta-tomcat-3.2.3.zip" but what is 
> "jakarta-servletapi-3.2.3.zip used for?
> 
> 
> 
> > Do I need this file in conjunction with Tomcat? Is it for JSP?
> 
> 
> No.
> 
> > Is the usage of this file documented? 
> 
> After you unarchive this file, take a look at 
> jakarta-servletapi-3.2.3/docs/index.html.
> 
> I believe this is the source for Tomcat servlet.jar. Tomcat is an 
> application server for the methods/functions contained in the 
> servlet.jar. Um, can anyone else come up with a better explanation? Like 
> St. Augustine, I know what it is until you ask me to explain it. :)
> 
> -- 
> John Alex Hebert
> john@vedalabs.com
> System Engineer

Re: distribution

[John Hebert <jo...@vedalabs.com>]

Knoll, Craig wrote:

> In the binary distribution folders, there are several files. I know I need "jakarta-tomcat-3.2.3.zip" but what is "jakarta-servletapi-3.2.3.zip used for?



> Do I need this file in conjunction with Tomcat? Is it for JSP?


No.

> Is the usage of this file documented? 

After you unarchive this file, take a look at 
jakarta-servletapi-3.2.3/docs/index.html.

I believe this is the source for Tomcat servlet.jar. Tomcat is an 
application server for the methods/functions contained in the 
servlet.jar. Um, can anyone else come up with a better explanation? Like 
St. Augustine, I know what it is until you ask me to explain it. :)

-- 
John Alex Hebert
john@vedalabs.com
System Engineer

Re: distribution

["Craig R. McClanahan" <cr...@apache.org>]

On Thu, 19 Jul 2001, Knoll, Craig wrote:

> In the binary distribution folders, there are several files. I know I
> need "jakarta-tomcat-3.2.3.zip" but what is
> "jakarta-servletapi-3.2.3.zip used for? Do I need this file in
> conjunction with Tomcat? Is it for JSP? Is the usage of this file
> documented?
> 

The jakarta-servletapi-3.2.3 zip contains the sources and Javadocs for the
servlet API classes.  You don't need it unless you want them (or unless
you are building Tomcat from sources), because the 3.2.3 binary
distribution includes the "servlet.jar" file built from these classes.

> Thanks.
> 
> Craig
> 
> 
> 

Craig McClanahan