From tomcat-dev-return-53520-apmail-jakarta-tomcat-dev-archive=jakarta.apache.org@jakarta.apache.org Mon Dec 06 17:37:10 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-jakarta-tomcat-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 33518 invoked from network); 6 Dec 2004 17:37:09 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur-2.apache.org with SMTP; 6 Dec 2004 17:37:09 -0000 Received: (qmail 2456 invoked by uid 500); 6 Dec 2004 17:36:48 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-jakarta-tomcat-dev-archive@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 2398 invoked by uid 500); 6 Dec 2004 17:36:48 -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 2383 invoked by uid 99); 6 Dec 2004 17:36:48 -0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.2 required=10.0 tests=HTML_40_50,HTML_MESSAGE X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (hermes.apache.org: local policy) Received: from imail.cincom.com (HELO crusher.cincom.com) (198.8.67.11) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.28) with ESMTP; Mon, 06 Dec 2004 09:36:47 -0800 Received: by crusher.cincom.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2658.3) id ; Mon, 6 Dec 2004 12:36:45 -0500 Message-ID: <399E1F52E73BD41194A800D0B74A08AB07B97DEE@skipper.cincom.com> From: "Cox, Charlie" To: 'Tomcat Developers List' Subject: RE: Annoyance in the deployer Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 12:36:44 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2658.3) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C4DBBA.27AD6DB6" X-Virus-Checked: Checked X-Spam-Rating: minotaur-2.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4DBBA.27AD6DB6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am using 4.1.29. This was enforced starting sometime after 4.1.24 = which did not require WEB-INF or web.xml. I assumed I was relying on an = anomaly that was corrected and that it would be the same in 5.x.=20 As I work on upgrading to 5.5, this would simplify my installation. or as Filipe suggested, a flag to change the behavior would also help. Charlie > -----Original Message----- > From: Remy Maucherat [mailto:remm@apache.org] > Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 11:11 AM > To: Tomcat Developers List > Subject: Re: Annoyance in the deployer >=20 > Cox, Charlie wrote: >=20 > >It is annoying. I have a remote share on the network that is only = static > >files and I had to convince someone to create a WEB-INF folder on = that share > >and give them a nearly-empty web.xml. I would prefer to not have to maintain > >it. > > > I don't quite understand your setup, though. If you specify your = context > to some path using a context file, then you shouldn't need a web.xml. = Is > that what you are doing ? >=20 > I'm basing this on TC 5.5 (older TCs may or may not have different > limitations, so please use this version for testing), and my goal is = to > improve the defaults if I can. >=20 > R=E9my >=20 >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tomcat-dev-unsubscribe@jakarta.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tomcat-dev-help@jakarta.apache.org ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4DBBA.27AD6DB6--