Thank you. I'll try it on Monday.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bo Xu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 5:57 PM
Subject: about auto-reloading of TC4.0-b5
> Hi :-)
>
> * I use the foolowing symbol to try to explain my question :-)
> MyServlet(0): a old version of MyServlet
> MyServlet(1): a new version of MyServlet
> MyServlet(2): a newer(more) version of MyServlet
> MyServlet(3): a newer(more more...) version of MyServlet
> ...
> but: as a file, all MyServlet(i)s have the same name: MyServlet.class
>
> * if:
> - MyServlet(0) is in MyJar.jar
> - MyJar.jar is in WEB-INF/lib
> - and at the same time, MyServlet(1) is in WEB-INF/classes
>
> * then:
> - when I start TC4.0-b5, and "make the first-time invoking to
> myapp/servlet/MyServlet", MyServlet(1) is loaded and invoked.
>
> from the following email, I can explain it:
> //***************************************************
> ...
> (2.3 requirement only) Classes and resources in /WEB-INF/classes
> override classes and resources with the same name under
> /WEB-INF/lib.
> ...
> Craig McClanahan
> //***************************************************
>
> * but:
> - now I update MyServlet in WEB-INF/classes: I copy
> MyServlet(2) into myapp/WEB-INF/classes to replace MyServlet(1)
> - I don't change anything in WEB-INF/lib
>
> * now I find:
> - if I don't restart TC4.0-b5, I can not auto-reloading MyServlet(2):
> MyServlet(1) is still invoked
> - if I restart TC4.0-b5, now MyServlet(2) is invoked
>
> * if I delete MyJar.jar, and restart TC4.0-b5, now auto-reloading works:
>
> I can auto-reload MyServlet(i)
>
> * I guess the reason is:
> - if MyServlet(0) is in a jar file in myapp/WEB-INF/lib, it will be
> "overrided"
> by the another MyServlet(i) which is in myapp/WEB-INF/classes
> - but perhaps it will "prevent" auto-relaoding of MyServlet(i) which
> is in
> myapp/WEB-INF/classes
> - this is not a "frequency-case", because people will not put
> MyServlet both
> in WEB-INF/classes and WEB-INF/lib, several days ago I put
> MyServlet(0)
> in MyJar.jar in WEB-INF/lib for a testing, but I forgot to delete it
> after I finish
> the testing, but today I try to update MyServlet(i) in
> WEB-INF/classes, and/but
> I find I can not auto-reload it, finally I delete MyJar.jar, now I
> can auto-reload
> MyServlet(i) :-)
>
>
>
> Bo
> June 16, 2001
>
>
>
