The Work directory is where the compiled JSPs go. When tomcat
receives a request for a new JSP it checks the timestamp of the JSP file
against the timestamp of the compiled file and uses the newer. Since you
don't want to compile files every time the server (tomcat process) restarts,
the files persist across startup/shutdown.
Randy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arne Borkowski (borko.net) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 10:55 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: <error-page> directive throw a
> java.lang.StackOverflowError
>
>
> Hi,
>
> everything is fine again, after I deleted the contents
> of the /usr/local/tomcat/work directory. Could someone
> explain to me, how the contents of this directory affects
> a rebooted server? And I "shutdown -r now" the Linux box.
>
> I am really new to Tomcat, so maybe this question is not
> too stupid at all?
>
> -Arne
>
