I'm sorry to keep pushing this, but I haven't had a response.
Simon
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richardson, Simon (Treasury)
> Sent: 27 April 2001 12:59
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: localclasspath
>
> Has anyone else noticed the way that the LOCALCLASSPATH is constructed
> differs between NT and Unix?
>
> Can I request that the ant libraries are added in the same way on both NT
> and Unix?
>
> >>> The problem >>>
>
> The problem is that on NT, ant runs fine, but on Solaris it barfs and
> throws the following error.
>
> Cannot load class SAXParserFactory class
> "org.apache.xerces.jaxp.SAXParserFactoryImpl"
>
> In our application we use xerces, and some of the classes found in xerces
> (including SAXParserFactoryImpl) are also found in the jaxp.jar and
> parser.jar files provided with ant. On NT these ant libraries are put at
> the front of the LOCALCLASSPATH and on Solaris they are put at the end!
>
> My guess is that on Solaris ant finds the SAX* classes in xerces.jar
> before jaxp.jar/parser.jar and fails to run because of it.
>
> If we change the way the ant libraries are added to LOCALCLASSPATH then
> Ant will run, but will it compile (javac task) using LOCALCLASSPATH or
> CLASSPATH? If it compiles using LOCALCLASSPATH then we have a problem (at
> least I think we do!).
>
> King regards
>
> Simon
>
>
> Simon Richardson
> Technology
> Tel: 020 7574 8838
> E Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Halifax Group Treasury & Wholesale Banking
> 33 Old Broad Street
> London
> EC2N 1HZ
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part of the Halifax Group, Halifax plc, Registered in England No. 2367076. Registered
Office: Trinity Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 2RG. Represents only the Halifax
Financial Services Marketing Group for the purposes of advising on and selling life
assurance, pensions and unit trust business. The Marketing Group is regulated by the
Personal Investment Authority. Switchboard 01422 333333.
==============================================================================
