What does the name of the context file have to be? The Tomcat 5 deploy task is automatically looking for "META-INF/context.xml". Will this name work? Or does the file need the same name as the context?
Rob Abernethy Dynamic Edge, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Shirk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 3:22 PM To: Tomcat Users List Cc: Robert D. Abernethy IV Subject: RE: Tomcat's Ant Tasks [Install] Importance: Low At 12:47 PM 1/22/2004, you wrote: >Are you using Tomcat 4 or Tomcat 5? For Tomcat 5, the deploy task works >great. However, for Tomcat 4, I have found there is no "perfect" >solution. The install task for Tomcat 4 is for installing web >applications found on the same server as Tomcat. The deploy task for >Tomcat 4 is for installing web applications to a remote Tomcat server, >but it does not have a "config" parameter. Therefore you cannot install >a web application remotely using a context file. Sure you can. Just put in META-INF and use the deploy task. >I have found the best method is to copy the WAR file and the context >file to the same server that Tomcat is running on and then use the >install task. > ><scp file="${web.home}/META-INF/context.xml" > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]:${catalina.home}/webapps/${ a >pp.name}.xml > port="${scp.port}" > password="${server.password}" > trust="true"/> > ><scp file="${dist.home}/${app.name}-${app.version}.war" > >todir="[EMAIL PROTECTED]:${catalina.home}/webapps/$ { >app.name}.war" > port="${scp.port}" > password="${server.password}" > trust="true"/> > ><install url="${manager.url}" > username="${manager.username}" > password="${manager.password}" > path="${app.path}" > config="file:${catalina.home}/webapps/${app.name}.xml > war="${app.name}.war"/> > > >Rob Abernethy >Dynamic Edge, Inc. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
