Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-jakarta-tomcat-dev-archive@apache.org Received: (qmail 54193 invoked from network); 26 Dec 2001 21:33:48 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO nagoya.betaversion.org) (192.18.49.131) by daedalus.apache.org with SMTP; 26 Dec 2001 21:33:48 -0000 Received: (qmail 28994 invoked by uid 97); 26 Dec 2001 21:33:46 -0000 Delivered-To: qmlist-jakarta-archive-tomcat-dev@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 28978 invoked by uid 97); 26 Dec 2001 21:33:45 -0000 Mailing-List: contact tomcat-dev-help@jakarta.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Help: List-Post: List-Id: "Tomcat Developers List" Reply-To: "Tomcat Developers List" Delivered-To: mailing list tomcat-dev@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 28967 invoked from network); 26 Dec 2001 21:33:44 -0000 Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 13:33:38 -0800 (PST) From: "Craig R. McClanahan" Sender: craigmcc@localhost To: Tomcat Developers List Subject: RE: Default classes loaded by Tocmat In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20011226132307.S27079-100000@localhost> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Rating: localhost 1.6.2 0/1000/N X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N On Wed, 26 Dec 2001, Anand Bashyam Narasimham wrote: > Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 12:31:26 -0800 > From: Anand Bashyam Narasimham > Reply-To: Tomcat Developers List > To: 'Tomcat Developers List' > Subject: RE: Default classes loaded by Tocmat > > Craig, > > I know Tomcat has always been a standards compliant implementation. But will > it be possible say for developers to have extensions where instead of > writing the import statements in a whole lot of JSPs we make sure the Class > loader loads this as a extension to the list you've mentioned using some > config file read at startup. > > I do agree that this make it a non-portable JSP, going against the spirit of > Java and J2EE but today everything written on J2EE though Java is almost 60% > not portable onto a different implementation :) > > Can this be done? > Sure it can ... by you, modifying the source code yourself and supporting it yourself. I'm not going to help you, however, do something this crazy. It's one thing when vendors lock you in with non-portable features. It's a different, and much sadder thing, to see people willing to paint themselves into a corner like this :-(. > Anand Craig -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: For additional commands, e-mail: