Re: Tomcat loading dlls

2010-02-25 Thread Konstantin Kolinko
Please be careful with Nabble. You are resending your messages to the
list [1] the third time in a row.  Maybe there was some "OK" button
that you were inadvertently pressing.

Regarding Eclipse on Windows:
1. If you updated your PATH variable, any program that was started
before the update will still see the old value of the variable.
2. You can System.getenv() to test what environment variables were
actually used to start your Tomcat instance.
3. Chapter 11.2.3 Locating Native Libraries in [2] tells about how
PATH is used for System.loadLibrary() on Windows, and how
java.library.path property overrides that.

[1] http://tomcat.apache.org/lists.html
[2] http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jni/html/design.html

Best regards,
Konstantin Kolinko

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RE: Tomcat loading dlls

2010-02-24 Thread Caldarale, Charles R
> From: StrongSteve [mailto:ste...@starkeweb.org]
> Subject: RE: Tomcat loading dlls
> 
> 
> If a Java program calls System.loadLibrary("XXX"), are all directories
> specified by the PATH varibale searched for a DLL called XXX?

For Windows, yes, in the order specified on the PATH variable.  For Linux, the 
LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable is used.  Both are overridden by the java.library.path 
system property, if present.

> Can anyone explain the difference between PATH, CLASSPATH and
> java.library.path.

PATH is where the OS searches for executables, and also where a Windows JVM 
searches for loadLibrary() references by default.  Unless the java.library.path 
system property is explicitly set, the Windows Java launchers set it to the 
value of PATH.  You may specify java.library.path on the command line to avoid 
the overhead of searching through PATH, which is often a rather long list, and 
might encounter DLL versions you didn't want to load.

The CLASSPATH environment variable is a hold-over from the early days of Java, 
and really should never be used.  It sets the default location for where the 
JVM should search for class files.  Such a location should be specified on the 
command line via the -cp parameter or the java.class.path system property.  
(Apple should be ashamed of themselves for setting CLASSPATH in the system 
environment variables whenever QuickTime is installed or updated on Windows - 
that's extremely obnoxious behavior.)  The use of CLASSPATH has caused an 
incredible amount of confusion and grief over the years.

 - Chuck


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RE: Tomcat loading dlls

2010-02-24 Thread Caldarale, Charles R
> From: StrongSteve [mailto:ste...@starkeweb.org]
> Subject: RE: Tomcat loading dlls
> 
> In order for it to work I have to append the directory to
> the "library path" when starting the Tomcat from within Eclipse.
> 
> Why is this so? Am I doing something wrong? I mean it is the same
> Tomcat.

No, it's not the same Tomcat.  Eclipse insists on using its own configuration 
and startup scripts, ignoring whatever you've established for the standalone 
Tomcat.

 - Chuck


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Re: Tomcat loading dlls

2010-02-24 Thread Pid

On 24/02/2010 10:16, StrongSteve wrote:


Just one thing I forgot to ask.

Using the PATH Variable works fine when starting the Tomcat from a command
shell.

Nevertheless if I start the Tomcat from within Eclipse (MyEclipse), it does
not care if the directory is specified in the PATH or not. The DLL is not
being loaded. In order for it to work I have to append the directory to the
"library path" when starting the Tomcat from within Eclipse.

Why is this so? Am I doing something wrong? I mean it is the same Tomcat.
Just once started from within Eclipse.


It's the same Tomcat installation, but Eclipse is very likely to be 
using it's own configuration files to launch it.


You'll probably find some info about this in the Eclipse docs.


p



Thanks in Advance!
Stefan


StrongSteve wrote:


Using the PATH Variable worked fine.

Just some quick questions for a better understanding:

If a Java program calls System.loadLibrary("XXX"), are all directories
specified by the PATH varibale searched for a DLL called XXX? In case
there are more directories specified that do contain a DLL called XXX,
which one is taken? The first occurence specified in the PATH Variable,
the last one?

Can anyone explain the difference between PATH, CLASSPATH and
java.library.path. I am a little stuck on when to use use which property.

Thanks in Advance for your time!

Greetings
Stefan


n828cl wrote:



From: StrongSteve [mailto:ste...@starkeweb.org]
Subject: Tomcat loading dlls

Do I place the needed dlls into another directory and alter an
environmental variable (f.e. java.library.path, PATH, CLASSPATH,
...) or do i alter catalina.bat/startup.bat?


Since you're on Windows, the easiest approach is just to insure the DLLs
are somewhere in the PATH - if you're running Tomcat from the .bat
scripts.  If you want to modify the PATH variable to include an
additional directory, do that with setenv.bat; don't modify catalina.bat
or startup.bat.

If you're running Tomcat as a Windows service, set the java.libary.path
system property in the Java tab of the tomcat?w.exe program to point to
the directory where the DLLs are.  (Fill in the ? with the level of
Tomcat you're using - which you didn't tell us.)

  - Chuck



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RE: Tomcat loading dlls

2010-02-24 Thread StrongSteve

Just one thing I forgot to ask.

Using the PATH Variable works fine when starting the Tomcat from a command
shell.

Nevertheless if I start the Tomcat from within Eclipse (MyEclipse), it does
not care if the directory is specified in the PATH or not. The DLL is not
being loaded. In order for it to work I have to append the directory to the
"library path" when starting the Tomcat from within Eclipse.

Why is this so? Am I doing something wrong? I mean it is the same Tomcat.
Just once started from within Eclipse.

Thanks in Advance!
Stefan


StrongSteve wrote:
> 
> Using the PATH Variable worked fine.
> 
> Just some quick questions for a better understanding:
> 
> If a Java program calls System.loadLibrary("XXX"), are all directories
> specified by the PATH varibale searched for a DLL called XXX? In case
> there are more directories specified that do contain a DLL called XXX,
> which one is taken? The first occurence specified in the PATH Variable,
> the last one?
> 
> Can anyone explain the difference between PATH, CLASSPATH and
> java.library.path. I am a little stuck on when to use use which property.
> 
> Thanks in Advance for your time!
> 
> Greetings
> Stefan
> 
> 
> n828cl wrote:
>> 
>>> From: StrongSteve [mailto:ste...@starkeweb.org]
>>> Subject: Tomcat loading dlls
>>> 
>>> Do I place the needed dlls into another directory and alter an
>>> environmental variable (f.e. java.library.path, PATH, CLASSPATH,
>>> ...) or do i alter catalina.bat/startup.bat?
>> 
>> Since you're on Windows, the easiest approach is just to insure the DLLs
>> are somewhere in the PATH - if you're running Tomcat from the .bat
>> scripts.  If you want to modify the PATH variable to include an
>> additional directory, do that with setenv.bat; don't modify catalina.bat
>> or startup.bat.
>> 
>> If you're running Tomcat as a Windows service, set the java.libary.path
>> system property in the Java tab of the tomcat?w.exe program to point to
>> the directory where the DLLs are.  (Fill in the ? with the level of
>> Tomcat you're using - which you didn't tell us.)
>> 
>>  - Chuck
>> 
>> 
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RE: Tomcat loading dlls

2010-02-24 Thread StrongSteve

Using the PATH Variable worked fine.

Just some quick questions for a better understanding:

If a Java program calls System.loadLibrary("XXX"), are all directories
specified by the PATH varibale searched for a DLL called XXX? In case there
are more directories specified that do contain a DLL called XXX, which one
is taken? The first occurence specified in the PATH Variable, the last one?

Can anyone explain the difference between PATH, CLASSPATH and
java.library.path. I am a little stuck on when to use use which property.

Thanks in Advance for your time!

Greetings
Stefan


n828cl wrote:
> 
>> From: StrongSteve [mailto:ste...@starkeweb.org]
>> Subject: Tomcat loading dlls
>> 
>> Do I place the needed dlls into another directory and alter an
>> environmental variable (f.e. java.library.path, PATH, CLASSPATH,
>> ...) or do i alter catalina.bat/startup.bat?
> 
> Since you're on Windows, the easiest approach is just to insure the DLLs
> are somewhere in the PATH - if you're running Tomcat from the .bat
> scripts.  If you want to modify the PATH variable to include an additional
> directory, do that with setenv.bat; don't modify catalina.bat or
> startup.bat.
> 
> If you're running Tomcat as a Windows service, set the java.libary.path
> system property in the Java tab of the tomcat?w.exe program to point to
> the directory where the DLLs are.  (Fill in the ? with the level of Tomcat
> you're using - which you didn't tell us.)
> 
>  - Chuck
> 
> 
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RE: Tomcat loading dlls

2010-02-23 Thread Caldarale, Charles R
> From: StrongSteve [mailto:ste...@starkeweb.org]
> Subject: Tomcat loading dlls
> 
> Do I place the needed dlls into another directory and alter an
> environmental variable (f.e. java.library.path, PATH, CLASSPATH,
> ...) or do i alter catalina.bat/startup.bat?

Since you're on Windows, the easiest approach is just to insure the DLLs are 
somewhere in the PATH - if you're running Tomcat from the .bat scripts.  If you 
want to modify the PATH variable to include an additional directory, do that 
with setenv.bat; don't modify catalina.bat or startup.bat.

If you're running Tomcat as a Windows service, set the java.libary.path system 
property in the Java tab of the tomcat?w.exe program to point to the directory 
where the DLLs are.  (Fill in the ? with the level of Tomcat you're using - 
which you didn't tell us.)

 - Chuck



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