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http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=42669 Summary: Unhelpful error message when using zip installation on Mac OS X Product: Tomcat 6 Version: unspecified Platform: Macintosh OS/Version: Mac OS X 10.4 Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: Catalina AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am on Max OS X, Java 1.5.0_07. 1. Download the zip distribution of Tomcat 6.0.13 2. Unzip it using e.g. muCommander 3. In Terminal, do: cd apache-tomcat-6.0.13/bin/ chmod +x startup.sh chmod +x catalina.sh ./startup.sh 4. The following error message appears: The BASEDIR environment variable is not defined correctly This environment variable is needed to run this program The real error is that additional .sh files need to be given execution privileges for Tomcat to work, but this is not apparent at all from the error message. The error message is misleading. The workaround is either to do chmod +x *.sh, or use the tar.gz distribution. BTW, other people have come across this problem, you will find several references to this error message if you google it. -- Configure bugmail: http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug, or are watching the assignee. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
