> This sounds like a bug that was reported on 4.0.2 that has subsequently > been fixed (and will therefore be fixed in 4.0.3), where Tomcat was not > correctly scanning for TLDs included inside a JAR file (which is something > that the JSP spec allows). > > As a workaround, you could try extracting the TLD out of the JSTL jar file > and placing it in your /WEB-INF subdirectory.
There's a simpler workaround if the failure is caused by this problem: create a directory named 'temp' in your CATALINA_HOME folder. Remy > On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, Wil Doane wrote: > > > Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 14:31:21 -1000 > > From: Wil Doane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: 4.0.1 v 4.0.2 JSTL error? > > > > > > I have several confirmations of this error on-site here, but I > > haven't found any reports of it in searching the maillist archives. > > > > In testing a simple MVC version of a stack class, The classes and > > JSPs work properly under Tomcat 4.0.1, but fail (reproducibly) under > > Tomcat 4.0.2. This has now been tested and confirmed on multiple > > platforms (Win2000, Mac OS X) on multiple machines. > > > > The problem appears to be in the JSTL resolution. > > > > The sample 788KB WAR file is available at > > http://www2.hawaii.edu/~wdoane/stackmvc.war > > > > Working from a simple, basic install of both Tomcat 4.0.1 and 4.0.2, > > changing nothing other than the CATALINA_HOME environment variable > > (to point to one or the other) produces the following effect: > > > > In 4.0.1: > > The stackmvc.war unpacks, compiles, and functions properly. > > > > In 4.0.2: > > The stackmvc.war unpacks, DOES NOT compile the welcome.jsp, and fails. > > > > The compile failure appears to be caused by taglib code in the > > included Header.jsp file, namely: > > > > <%@ taglib prefix="c" uri="http://java.sun.com/jstl/ea/core"; %> > > <%@ taglib prefix="req" uri="http://jakarta.apache.org/taglibs/request-1.0"; %> > > > > The error message generated is a 500 internal server configuration error: > > > > org.apache.jasper.compiler.CompileException: /welcome.jsp(0,0) This absolute > > uri (http://java.sun.com/jstl/ea/core) cannot be resolved in either web.xml > > or the jar files deployed with this application at > > > > org.apache.jasper.compiler.JspParseEventListener.handleDirective(JspParseEve > > ntListener.java:787) at > > > > org.apache.jasper.compiler.DelegatingListener.handleDirective(DelegatingList > > ener.java:121) at > > org.apache.jasper.compiler.Parser$Directive.accept(Parser.java:255) at > > org.apache.jasper.compiler.Parser.parse(Parser.java:1145) > > at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Parser.parse(Parser.java:1103) > > > > ... and so on. > > > > Switching CATALINA_HOME back to the 4.0.1 install and restarting > > Tomcat, the code once again compiles and functions properly. > > > > Any thoughts, insight, or inspiration are appreciated. > > > > -Wil > > > > -- > > > > William E. J. Doane [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Department of Information & Computer Science > > University of Hawaii - Manoa > > 1680 East West Rd > > POST 309 > > Honolulu, HI 96822 > > > > > > "If you don't respect others, you're not doing it right. I try always > > to let my great respect show through for people who try hard to do > > the right thing. And sure enough, they do try, in almost every case. > > The others, who are perhaps trying in some way I don't understand... > > I Respect them too... and wish them success elsewhere." > > - Ron Jeffries on XP > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
