glenn 2002/12/31 06:12:32
Modified: catalina/src/conf web.xml
webapps/docs jasper-howto.xml
Log:
Implement new Ant javac fork option.
If set to true Ant forks a new process to compile JSP pages
and does it without synchronization. Default is false.
Revision Changes Path
1.10 +4 -0 jakarta-tomcat-catalina/catalina/src/conf/web.xml
Index: web.xml
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RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-tomcat-catalina/catalina/src/conf/web.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.9
retrieving revision 1.10
diff -u -r1.9 -r1.10
--- web.xml 28 Dec 2002 01:39:38 -0000 1.9
+++ web.xml 31 Dec 2002 14:12:31 -0000 1.10
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@
<!-- enablePooling Determines whether tag handler pooling is -->
<!-- enabled [true] -->
<!-- -->
+ <!-- fork Tell Ant to fork compiles of JSP pages so that -->
+ <!-- a separate JVM is used for JSP page compiles -->
+ <!-- from the one Tomcat is running in. [false] -->
+ <!-- -->
<!-- ieClassId The class-id value to be sent to Internet -->
<!-- Explorer when using <jsp:plugin> tags. -->
<!-- [clsid:8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93] -->
1.2 +11 -3 jakarta-tomcat-catalina/webapps/docs/jasper-howto.xml
Index: jasper-howto.xml
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RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-tomcat-catalina/webapps/docs/jasper-howto.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.1
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2
--- jasper-howto.xml 16 Nov 2002 14:59:07 -0000 1.1
+++ jasper-howto.xml 31 Dec 2002 14:12:31 -0000 1.2
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@
Explorer when using <jsp:plugin> tags. Default
<code>clsid:8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93</code>.</li>
+<li><strong>fork</strong> - Have Ant fork JSP page compiles so they are
+performed in a seperate JVM from Tomcat? <code>true</code> or
+<code>false</code>, default <code>false</code>.</li>
+
<li><strong>javaEncoding</strong> - Java file encoding to use for generating
java source files. Default <code>UTF8</code>.</li>
@@ -152,9 +156,13 @@
<ul>
<li><strong>development</strong> - To enable background compilation of JSP
pages set this to <code>false</code>.</li>
-<li><strong>compiler</strong> - The internal JVM javac compiler used by Ant
-has a known memory leak. If you anticipate that JSP pages will get recompiled
-frequently consider using an external compiler such as <code>jikes</code>.</li>
+<li><strong>fork</strong> - The internal JVM javac compiler used by Ant
+has a known memory leak. And Ant requires that java compiles be synchronized,
+i.e. only one JSP page can be compiled at a time. Set fork to
+<code>true</code> so that Ant compiles JSP pages in a seperate JVM.
+This removes the synchronization of JSP page compiles and prevents
+all the javac classes from being instantiated and subsequently garbage
+collected by the JVM Tomcat is running in.</li
</ul>
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