RE: Where to store log files from packed WAR file apps

Might be wrong on this but why not setup environment variables and reflect those in ant? That way you should be portable, providing those env vars exist. BTW, take off the tomcat greeting page from your machine ;) -Original Message- From: Harry Mantheakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

RE: Where to store log files from packed WAR file apps

Hi, Might be wrong on this but why not setup environment variables and reflect those in ant? That way you should be portable, providing those env vars exist. BTW, take off the tomcat greeting page from your machine ;) That's one possible solution. Another is to setup a build.properties file

Re: Where to store log files from packed WAR file apps

You should never log to within the directory structure of your webapp if you want your app to be portable. Provide configuration in web.xml as to where you want the log file to go which an admin can override via proprietary configuration. For instance, in Tomcat... Context ... Parameter

Re: Where to store log files from packed WAR file apps

Thanks to everyone for the replies to my question! Lots there for me to look into - JNDI, Alpha_2, and Chainsaw. Phew! Sorry, for *my* slow response: my ISP has dropped all my mail today, of all days - so I went online to get your answers. Regards Harry Mantheakis London, UK

Re: Where to store log files from packed WAR file apps

Thanks to everyone for the replies to my question! Lots there for me to look into - JNDI, Alpha_2, and Chainsaw. Phew! Sorry, for *my* slow response: my ISP has dropped all my mail today, of all days - so I went online to get your answers. Regards Harry Mantheakis London, UK