Hi,
Two related questions regarding CLASSPATH precedence:
(A) If I place the same *.jar files (same names but different versions)
in both
$TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/WEBAPP_A/WEB-INF/lib
and in $TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/WEBAPP_B/WEB-INF/lib
does the version of the *.jar files in WEBAPP_A or in WEBAPP_B take
precedence? Or does it depend on which context I am in (i.e., which
webapp tomcat is running). How does tomcat figure out which version of
the *.jar files to use? Do classes loaded from one *.jar file get
unloaded if I am running in a different context?
(B) (similar question but for system *.jar files vs tomcat *.jar files):
If I place the same *.jar files (same names but different versions) in
both
$TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/WEBAPP_A/WEB-INF/lib
and in my system CLASSPATH
which version of the *.jar files take precedence when I am running ?
Any answers/information regarding these two questions is greatly
appreciated, especially ones which shed some light on how tomcat figures
out which version of classes to load. Thanks,
-David-
