On 18/02/2016 11:16, Romain Manni-Bucau wrote: > 2016-02-18 12:02 GMT+01:00 Konstantin Kolinko <knst.koli...@gmail.com>: > >> 2016-02-18 13:42 GMT+03:00 Romain Manni-Bucau <rmannibu...@gmail.com>: >>> Hi guys, >>> >>> <Context path="/override" /> in <war>/META-INF/context.xml was used a lot >>> for tomcat 6/7 and doesn't work anymore since tomcat 8 (didn't check if >> it >>> has been backported, can be). >>> >>> It is documented but I don't get why this feature has been removed. >>> typically checking if path is null or not before setting ContextName >> would >>> be enough to keep the feature working. >>> >>> Do I miss anything? >> >> >> The "path" attribute is allowed only when Context element is declared >> in server.xml. In all other cases it is ignored in Tomcat >> 5.5/6.0/7.0/8.0/9.0 as far as I remember (for the last ~5 years). It >> does not work in 6/7, contrary to your claim. >> >> > Seems true, saw it a lot in tomcat 7 apps and assumed it was there so used. > Was probably silently ignored. > > >> >> The main reasons are reducing ambiguity and implementation of >> (auto)deployment. Note that >> >> 1. There are several steps that occur before context.xml is read. >> 2. Deployment is protected by a lock keyed by web application name or >> path. Look for "serviced", "isServiced". >> >> > Should still be doable when constructing the StandardContext and before it > is added to the host. Just means the standard context needs to be built and > check can't be done just on filename but I don't see it as a blocker. > > I'm not a big fan of this (potential) feature but I have to admit it can > save you some headache and time when you don't control the full server or > deployment process. In cloud environments it would also be a simple and > potentially "tomcat-standard" way to configure the path. > > Any hope to get the feature?
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