Re: [OT] jar files - where - please explain

2015-06-04 Thread Mark Thomas
On 04/06/2015 17:31, Christopher Schultz wrote: snip/ We probably have a lot of places where we resolve filenames but I'm guessing we don't have a single utility method to do the work; Wrong :) probably just new File(new File(file).getCanonicalPath()) or something like that wherever

Re: [OT] jar files - where - please explain

2015-06-04 Thread Christopher Schultz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Mark, On 6/4/15 3:15 AM, Mark Thomas wrote: On 03/06/2015 21:57, Christopher Schultz wrote: Mark, On 6/3/15 3:53 PM, Mark Thomas wrote: On 03/06/2015 20:48, Christopher Schultz wrote: snip/ I don't understand the underlying reasons why

RE: [OT] jar files - where - please explain

2015-06-04 Thread Caldarale, Charles R
From: Ray Holme [mailto:rayho...@yahoo.com.INVALID] Subject: Re: [OT] jar files - where - please explain I may be off base here, but IMHO Windoze does not support symbolic links Yes, you're off base. Windows symlinks have been available since Vista. GIYF. For example: https

Re: [OT] jar files - where - please explain

2015-06-04 Thread Ray Holme
For instance, most UNIX filesystems have symlinks and case-sensitive filesystems, and these checks would not be necessary. Plus, users in those environments are quite used to using symlinks in place of real files. Using Unix and Linux for a LONG time, love symlinks as they work across file

Re: [OT] jar files - where - please explain

2015-06-04 Thread Mark Thomas
On 03/06/2015 21:57, Christopher Schultz wrote: Mark, On 6/3/15 3:53 PM, Mark Thomas wrote: On 03/06/2015 20:48, Christopher Schultz wrote: snip/ I don't understand the underlying reasons why Tomcat treats symlinks specially... snip/ It is to do with case sensitivity on non case

Re: [OT] jar files - where - please explain

2015-06-04 Thread Ray Holme
Inside the WAR or having the WAR as a symlnk? OK, I did a test and YES inside a WAR fileĀ  ${CATALINA_HOME}/webapps/Application/WEB-INF/lib/*.jarfiles ARE expanded if they are symbolic links to real files. (My bad for not testing before).Now I am really in trouble. I have an application which

Re: [OT] jar files - where - please explain

2015-06-03 Thread Christopher Schultz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Mark, On 6/3/15 3:53 PM, Mark Thomas wrote: On 03/06/2015 20:48, Christopher Schultz wrote: snip/ I don't understand the underlying reasons why Tomcat treats symlinks specially... snip/ It is to do with case sensitivity on non case