Howdy, I would just use the latest stable binaries (4.1.27 currently), instead of an RPM. But YMMV...
FYI, we use tomcat for all our sites, including clusters, and including ones that use to run on Weblogic in production... Yoav Shapira Millennium ChemInformatics >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 6:01 PM >To: Tomcat Users List >Subject: Tomcat on Linux: binary or source? > >Hi everyone, > >Not that this list seems to need it, but I thought I'd just stir the pot >up a little. > >I've just begun running Tomcat as a free alternative for lighter-weight, >simpler web applications -- not very high-traffic or CPU-intensive. Lots >of JSPs and a few database queries. Reliability is more important than >performance; for speed I have something like WebLogic running on a cluster >of Sun Sparc-based systems. > >With that in mind, is it worth going to the source to create a custom >build (with all the time and testing that that implies), or is an >up-to-date package (I use SuSE Linux 8.2) a reasonable alternative? Right >now I'm using 4.1.18, and it doesn't seem much tweaked or modified. > >I would appreciate any insights or suggestions from the community at >large. > >Thanks in advance! > >Benjamin Krieger This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
