Bug#767612: jetty8 should not create /var/lib/jetty8/webapps/root on update

Ok I see the issue. The root.war file is expanded in the root directory. On upgrading jetty8 the index.html file in /var/lib/jetty/webapps/root is overridden with the one from the package. Touching root.war triggers a redeploy and reverts the changes caused by the upgrade. __ This is the maintaine

Bug#767612: jetty8 should not create /var/lib/jetty8/webapps/root on update

Hi Stephan, I created a simple root.war in /var/lib/jetty8/webapps and it took precedence over the /var/lib/jetty/webapps/root directory. Did I miss something? Emmanuel Bourg __ This is the maintainer address of Debian's Java team

Bug#767612: jetty8 should not create /var/lib/jetty8/webapps/root on update

Package: jetty8 Version: 8.1.16-3 Severity: important Dear Maintainer, when deploying a webapp to root context using "by naming convention", updates will break your setup. To use this setup you have to remove "/var/lib/jetty/webapps/root". This is caused by jetty8s preference for the "root" dir