Will these instructions live in the Wiki?
Andrew Wetmore <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free.www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 7:34 PM Josh Tynjala <[email protected]> wrote: > Unsure how to test further, after running the ApproveBlazeDS.xml script (or > manually checking signatures and building from source, if that's your > preference)? I've put together some steps that you can follow to test the > sample projects too! > > 1. Download the BlazeDS binary distribution (zip for Windows, tar.gz for > macOS and Linux), and extract somewhere on your computer. > > 2. Download the binary distribution of either Tomcat 10 or 11, and extract > somewhere on your computer. https://tomcat.apache.org/ > > Note: Because we've migrated from Java EE to its successor Jakarta EE, > BlazeDS 5.0 or newer is no longer compatible with Tomcat 9 or older. > > Note 2: You are welcome to skip Tomcat and test with other Jakarta EE > servers, if you prefer. > > 3. Copy the .war files in [BlazeDS binary release]/webapps to [Tomcat > binary release]/webapps. > > 4. In [Tomcat binary release]/bin, run startup.sh in a terminal (or > startup.bat on Windows). > > 5. Open http://localhost:8080 to test that Tomcat is running. > - If the page fails to load, the server may not have started because your > JDK is too old. > - Tomcat 10 requires Java 11 > - Tomcat 11 requires Java 17 > > 6. Open one or more of the BlazeDS sample apps to test: > > - Hello World > URL: http://localhost:8080/hello-world > Type your name into the input and click the "Say Hello" button to receive > a personalized message from BlazeDS. > > - Get and Set Typed Object > URL: http://localhost:8080/typed-object > Enter some information into each of the blank fields. Then, click the > "Save" button. Reload the page or open it in a different window or tab, and > your information should be restored from the server. > > - Classic Turnkey Samples > URL: http://localhost:8080/samples > These are Royale ports of the original Flex sample projects donated by > Adobe. Some have not been ported to Royale yet, but most are working. The > few that aren't available are clearly marked. > > Several of the samples require a local database server to run alongside > Tomcat. To start the database, open a terminal and go into [BlazeDS binary > release]/samples/classic-turnkey-samples/sampledb. Then, run startdb.sh (or > startdb.bat on Windows). When finished, use Ctrl+C to stop the database. > > 7. When finished, in [Tomcat binary release]/bin, run shutdown.sh (or > shutdown.bat on Windows). > > -- > Josh Tynjala > Bowler Hat LLC > https://bowlerhat.dev/ > > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 3:26 PM Josh Tynjala <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Please discuss the BlazeDS 5.0.0 release candidate here and not in the > > vote thread. > > > > Thanks, > > Josh > > >
