the cfclasses folder can cause a whole host of issues. I rarely remember it though myself. remember that all those files in there are compiled already with the previous version of CF, and when CF starts it loads them all into memory. If you have A LOT of files then this can cause CF to takes ages to start. If there is anything in those files that has changed with the new update, then they need to be re-compiled to pickup those changes, or they may simply not run properly or may cause errors. deleting everything in the cfclasses folder will cause all those files to be re-compiled.
I am actually experimenting with having the saving of class files disabled, as the only benefit really is that they get loaded to memory at startup and thus do not need to be compiled again. The result is very slow startup sometimes. By disabling this setting it just means each files has to be compiled once the first time it runs, then it is in memory just the same. I personally think the latter is more beneficial. On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Dan Baughman <[email protected]>wrote: > > Why doesn't the updater do that then? I've never heard of that before. > > I guess I must be living under a rock because I've upgraded many, many > servers starting from coldfusion 6 up through 9.01 and NEVER had to clear > any class-cache - nor I have heard this mentioned by anyone as a solution > for this problem. > > If this patch introduces a new requirement of clearing the class cache, it > should be mentioned in the docs or the patch should do it automatically. > > Just saying thats a piss-poor patch. > > On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Dave Watts <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I recall back when I installed 9.01 - its basically like playing > russian > > > roullette with your server with the possible outcome being that you > have > > to > > > reinstall your entire ColdFusion setup. > > > > No, this is not really the case. You don't need to reinstall your > > entire CF setup. > > > > > Its this error (and some of its variants) that start occuring on every > > CFM > > > file: > > > The tag handler application does not have a setter for the attribute > > > datasource specified in the Tag Library Descriptor. > > > > Did you clear your cfclasses cache after installing the update? You > > really should do that any time you install an update. > > > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > http://training.figleaf.com/ > > > > Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on > > GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > > instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:343289 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
