servlets: automatic compilation: is it possible?
Hello, I am currently using Tomcat 4.1.27. When I want to deploy a web application I have to recompile the servlet (.java file) and place the produced class file (bytecode) under the WEB-INF/classes directory. Now, with JSP when you have a .jsp file the it all happens automatically: you don't have to manually produce and place any class files anywhere. Can I do the same with Java servlets: just tell the server where my .java servlet is and let the server automatically compile it? That would be a desirable feature for Tomcat. Is it currently possible? Thanks, Neil - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: servlets: automatic compilation: is it possible?
Its possible - but not with the existing tomcat functionality. -Tim Neil Zanella wrote: Hello, I am currently using Tomcat 4.1.27. When I want to deploy a web application I have to recompile the servlet (.java file) and place the produced class file (bytecode) under the WEB-INF/classes directory. Now, with JSP when you have a .jsp file the it all happens automatically: you don't have to manually produce and place any class files anywhere. Can I do the same with Java servlets: just tell the server where my .java servlet is and let the server automatically compile it? That would be a desirable feature for Tomcat. Is it currently possible? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: servlets: automatic compilation: is it possible?
Neil, When I want to deploy a web application I have to recompile the servlet (.java file) and place the produced class file (bytecode) under the WEB-INF/classes directory. Now, with JSP when you have a .jsp file the it all happens automatically: you don't have to manually produce and place any class files anywhere. Can I do the same with Java servlets: just tell the server where my .java servlet is and let the server automatically compile it? I don't believe there's currently a component out there to do this. Tomcat certainly does not ship with one. You could write your own servlet to do this, but you'd have to make sure that you compiled *it* before trying to use it :) It would basically use the same techniques as the JSP translator/compiler servlet do detect changes to the source code and to a recompile. I'm not sure how they to class reloading, so you'd have to snoop their source code. -chris - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
