Javac does need to get at the class files in WEB-INF/classes, for any jsp
that, say, uses a bean or tag defined in the WAR.
It isn't a requirement that the .java files for those classes be accessible.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mel Martinez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 9:57 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: cvs commit:
> jakarta-tomcat-4.0/jasper/src/share/org/apache/jasper/compiler
> JspCompiler.java JspReader.java ParserController.java
> TagLibraryInfoImpl.java
>
>
>
> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > remm 01/03/20 16:08:53
> >
> > Modified:
> > jasper/src/share/org/apache/jasper/compiler
> > JspCompiler.java
> > JspReader.java
> > ParserController.java
> > TagLibraryInfoImpl.java
> > Log:
> > - Jasper should run from WARs (or any other
> > repository which provides a directory
> > context to access it).
> > - All Watchdog 4 tests pass (servlets, JSP,
> > JSP-XML).
> > - Of course, the classes and JARs are still
> > extracted from the WAR until the
> > compilation technology is updated (javac wants
> > files :(( ).
> >
>
> :-) But javac doesn't have any reason to deal with
> the contents of the WAR directly. JSP 'files' read
> out of the .war are being converted to .java files
> stored in the working directory (i.e. /tmp or
> wherever). Javac just has to deal with the latter
> files.
>
> It should be possible to modify Jasper to work with an
> unexpanded .war archive. Not necessarily trivial, but
> definitely possible, in principle, with no need for
> new javac compilation tech.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mel
>
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