RE: TOMCAT_BASE and TOMCAT_HOME

2011-10-19 Thread Chad.Davis
> There was a change in 6.0.21 (6.0.24 - released 2010-01-21) that now a > Tomcat instance looks both into $CATALINA_BASE\lib and > $CATALINA_HOME\lib for libraries. > Ahh! This makes it clear. So, for 5.5 and early 6.0, if you wanted to add anything to these lib directories, and you didn't

Re: TOMCAT_BASE and TOMCAT_HOME

2011-10-18 Thread Christopher Schultz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Chuck, On 10/18/2011 10:50 AM, Caldarale, Charles R wrote: >> From: chad.da...@emc.com [mailto:chad.da...@emc.com] Subject: >> TOMCAT_BASE and TOMCAT_HOME > >> I'm reading Tomcat: The Definitive Guide > >

RE: TOMCAT_BASE and TOMCAT_HOME

2011-10-18 Thread Caldarale, Charles R
> From: chad.da...@emc.com [mailto:chad.da...@emc.com] > Subject: RE: TOMCAT_BASE and TOMCAT_HOME > > > This means that for multiple instances to work, each Tomcat instance > > > has to have its own set of these directories; they cannot be shared by > > > two

RE: TOMCAT_BASE and TOMCAT_HOME

2011-10-18 Thread Chad.Davis
> This means that for multiple instances to work, each Tomcat instance > has to have its own set of these directories; they cannot be shared by > two differently configured Tomcat JVM instances." The book is somewhat suspect, unless it explains the reasoning behind such a statement. JAR files

Re: TOMCAT_BASE and TOMCAT_HOME

2011-10-18 Thread Mark Thomas
On 18/10/2011 16:15, chad.da...@emc.com wrote: >> >> Yes, but is there a technical, i.e. JVM, reason that two running >> instances of tomcat can't concurrently use the same shared >> libraries? > > None at all. > > Further, you can have both a $CATALINA_HOME/lib and a > $CATALINA_BASE/lib with

RE: TOMCAT_BASE and TOMCAT_HOME

2011-10-18 Thread Chad.Davis
> > Yes, but is there a technical, i.e. JVM, reason that two running > instances of tomcat can't concurrently use the same shared libraries? None at all. Further, you can have both a $CATALINA_HOME/lib and a $CATALINA_BASE/lib with BASE always taking priority over HOME. Therefore, use HOME by

Re: TOMCAT_BASE and TOMCAT_HOME

2011-10-18 Thread Konstantin Kolinko
2011/10/18 : > I'm reading Tomcat: The Definitive Guide to learn how to separate your > instance specific files from your core installation, i.e. CATALINE_HOME; this > separation is for providing a clean upgrade path as well as running multiple > instances of tomcat off of the same installation

Re: TOMCAT_BASE and TOMCAT_HOME

2011-10-18 Thread Mark Thomas
On 18/10/2011 15:58, chad.da...@emc.com wrote: > >> Why would separate instances require their own jar files? Is it not >> possible to point two concurrently executing jvm's at the same set >> of jar files? >> > > It is entirely possible, of course. But you'll have some maintenance > work to do

Re: TOMCAT_BASE and TOMCAT_HOME

2011-10-18 Thread Francis GALIEGUE
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 16:58, wrote: > > Yes, but is there a technical, i.e. JVM, reason that two running instances of > tomcat can't concurrently use the same shared libraries? > No there isn't. -- Francis Galiegue ONE2TEAM Ingénieur système Mob : +33 (0) 683 877 875 Tel : +33 (0) 178 945

RE: TOMCAT_BASE and TOMCAT_HOME

2011-10-18 Thread Chad.Davis
> Why would separate instances require their own jar files? Is it not possible > to point two concurrently executing jvm's at the same set of jar files? > It is entirely possible, of course. But you'll have some maintenance work to do if ever you wish to change the jars for _one_ Tomcat install

RE: TOMCAT_BASE and TOMCAT_HOME

2011-10-18 Thread Caldarale, Charles R
> From: chad.da...@emc.com [mailto:chad.da...@emc.com] > Subject: TOMCAT_BASE and TOMCAT_HOME > I'm reading Tomcat: The Definitive Guide Better to read the real Tomcat documentation, including the RUNNING.txt file in the download. > This means that for multiple instances to

Re: TOMCAT_BASE and TOMCAT_HOME

2011-10-18 Thread Francis GALIEGUE
On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 16:44, wrote: > I'm reading Tomcat: The Definitive Guide to learn how to separate your > instance specific files from your core installation, i.e. CATALINE_HOME; this > separation is for providing a clean upgrade path as well as running multiple > instances of tomcat of

TOMCAT_BASE and TOMCAT_HOME

2011-10-18 Thread Chad.Davis
I'm reading Tomcat: The Definitive Guide to learn how to separate your instance specific files from your core installation, i.e. CATALINE_HOME; this separation is for providing a clean upgrade path as well as running multiple instances of tomcat off of the same installation. A lot of the stuff