Hi,
I dont care how these archives are named as long as
the servlet engine(s) will be able to use .zip, .war and .jar archives,
if proper /WEB-INFO/.. information is found in them.
I think specification should force only the archive format (zip-like) and
certain internal directory structure/files.
The last thing you want to see are questions here
"Hey dear venerable servlet-gurus, why my servlet-app doesn't run?"
and you to answer:
"Rename ``yourwebapp.jar'' to ``yourwebapp.war''"
for 4-5 times a week..
Specification should tell that servlet engine must not assume any
file-name pattern/extentions for web application archives. Only "content"
to be important (archive format and directory/file structure).
>From previous messages I see naming archives ".war" or ".jar" is a matter
of OS/{left|right}clicks/cosmetics instead of servlet (API) specification.
Cezar.
On Wed, 7 Jul 1999, Paul Philion wrote:
> James Duncan Davidson wrote:
> > Obviously this isn't useful as being able to double click on a jar file
> > and launch an included app is a good thing.
>
> This may be a stupid question, but can a .jar file be "clicked on" by
> any other platform than Windows? How do I "click on" a .jar file in
> Linux?
>
> > Being able to double click
> > on a war file and have your servlet/web-app development tool open it up
> > is a good thing.
>
> Again, how do I "click on" a .war file in Linux, using a command line? I
> may be old fashioned, but I do everything with "make".
>
> > File extensions, especially on Windows, are the
> > differentiator between file types and what should be done with them.
>
> Perhaps that should read "only on Windows". Lunix, Solaris, HP-UX and
> other versions of Unix that I am familiar with don't rely on file
> extentions (though certain applications, like some graphical file
> system, do). I do remember something about "magic numbers" under Unix.
> Further, the Mac uses a completely different scheme for associating
> files with applications, based on resources.
>
> Given only Windows relies on file name extention, it seems that making
> file extention significant is not cross platform. Thus it does not
> belong in a platform-independant specification.
>
> Just my opinion,
>
> - Paul Philion
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