Re: Problems building 5.5.27 from source

2009-04-17 Thread Kirk True
Hi sebb, sebb wrote: On 17/04/2009, Kirk True wrote: Hi all, I had some problems building 5.5.27 as pulled from http://tomcat.apache.org/download-55.cgi. The first issue was that I couldn't use a JDK 1.4.2-level compiler as it chokes on the class format of the JUnit libr

Problems building 5.5.27 from source

2009-04-17 Thread Kirk True
Hi all, I had some problems building 5.5.27 as pulled from http://tomcat.apache.org/download-55.cgi. The first issue was that I couldn't use a JDK 1.4.2-level compiler as it chokes on the class format of the JUnit libraries. Using JDK 1.6 didn't work because of the fact that the java.sql.Wra

Re: Tomcat newbie developer tasks?

2009-04-03 Thread Kirk True
Hi all, Can anyone suggest some trivial newbie projects for the Tomcat code base? I don't care how menial it is, typo changes, logging, testing (something specific), etc. I've been lurking on the list for awhile and want to start getting my hands dirty. Thanks, Kirk Kirk True

Question about Bugzilla etiquette

2009-01-28 Thread Kirk True
Hi guys, If I want to work on a bug that's in Bugzilla, should I assign it to myself or keep it assigned to the dev@tomcat.apache.org user? Thanks, Kirk - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For addition

View towards refactoring changes?

2009-01-25 Thread Kirk True
Hi all, There are a number of places in NioEndpoint and JIoEndpoint that share a good portion of common code. The accessors for common properties take up a good chunk, but there's also some boilerplate code for checking if we're paused, running, etc. There are a lot of places where variable an

Re: Tomcat newbie developer tasks?

2008-12-09 Thread Kirk True
Hi Mark, Mark Thomas wrote: Take a look at the following bugs. . . . https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38570 https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38726 https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=39013 Bugs 38570 and 38726 do not reproduce for

Re: Unnecessary entries in Eclipse project

2008-12-08 Thread Kirk True
n the .project file. I don't care, and it doesn't bother me, I'm just trying to put the pieces together and want to make sure I understand where they all go :) Thanks, Kirk Filip Kirk True wrote: Hi all, When I use the included Eclipse project file (from trunk), I get thes

Unnecessary entries in Eclipse project

2008-12-08 Thread Kirk True
Hi all, When I use the included Eclipse project file (from trunk), I get these error messages: Project 'trunk' is missing required library: 'output/extras/webservices/jaxrpc.jar' Project 'trunk' is missing required library: 'output/extras/webservices/wsdl4j.jar' That said, I can remo

Tomcat newbie developer tasks?

2008-11-28 Thread Kirk True
Hi all, Is there a list of tasks with which one can begin to get familiar with the Tomcat source and contribute? Most of the bugs in the Bugzilla look difficult (at least without some guidance) or already have patches. Thanks, Kirk

Minor changes needed to compile trunk and import into Eclipse

2008-01-06 Thread Kirk True
Hi all, I downloaded the source for the trunk and tried to compile it, but ran into some minor issues... The first problem is that "ant download" couldn't compile some dependencies because I was using Java 1.6. I assumed this was OK as the verbiage states something to the effect of Java 5 or gre