Hi all,
have you considered splitting CATALINA_HOME and CATALINA_BASE? That way the default installation can be updated/overwritten without damage to your own config and webapps? In case you did not know, this is documented in Chapter 3 of RUNNING.txt. Peter > Am 01.10.2026 um 14:28 schrieb Olaf Kock <[email protected]>: > > >> Am 01.10.26 um 14:17 schrieb Simon Matter via users: >> I don't know the arch tomcat packages but I know the one used by >> RedHat/Fedora which has the sample apps in sub packages. So do our own >> inhouse RPMs. Why not ask the arch maintainers to split the package >> accordingly? > > (Yes, that's on my list, but) It would help on ArchLinux, but not any other > (current or future) distro, not any new user who accidentally unzips a new > version in place, etc. > > The suggestion isn't high-urgency, but would simply default to the less risky > mode of operation+updates going into the future. That's my whole point. > > It certainly /can/ be fixed for and by /any and every/ downstream user. > > But separating the concerns of core/optional/demo > (tomcat/manager/examples+ROOT) would be a clean split IMHO, taking some of > the burden to do it right off of downstream users and distros. > > Olaf > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
