According to this page, it references j2se which is the JRE, the runtime. If you're using Tomcat binaries and not compiling any Java, you would think you only need the runtime libraries and not the whole SDK.
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~lampante/howto/tomcat/iisnt/#1
Also Jakarta's site is one of the worst sites I visited. The home page says nothing about Jakarta upfront. No intro about jakarta and what it's about. The first section is news. I mean what is Jakarta exactly? The FAQ says nothing about Tomcat. There's no 'requirements' section. Therefore I can't find out what I need to run Tomcat. For someone who just wants to use it, the resources are hidden in the site. There's no search function and the site is not easy to navigate. I hope it wasn't developed by a developer. Web developers do not necessarily design good web pages.
John
From: "Pae Choi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>_________________________________________________________________
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To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: JDK is not enough. SDK is needed
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 22:26:36 -0800
It sounds like that the < 10MB download is JRE and the >= 30MB is
JDK, Java SDK(or J2 SDK). I suggest you to learn the differences
between two first.
The runtime environment does not necessarily require all packages,
e.g., tools.jar, as they do in the development environment.
Pae
>
> One is a 30M download and one is less than 10M so obviously one has more
> stuff in it... like tools.jar. If Tomcat fails to compile JSP pages and
you
> have no idea why don't you think it's a problem when the instructions talk
> about the JDK which does not include tools.jar when seems to be necessary
> for compiling JSP?
>
> Maybe the installer should verify that all necessary components are there
> before it finishes.
>
> John
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Pae Choi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: JDK is not enough. SDK is needed
> >Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 05:19:28 -0800
> >
> >John,
> >
> >What is/are the difference(s) between JDK and Java SDK from your
viewpoint?
> >From what I understand, they are same, but the name just changed in the
> >naming transition.
> >
> >I am guessing that your JDK may referring to JRE? :-)
> >
> >
> >Pae
> >
> > >
> > > The instructions to install Tomcat under Windows indicated the
> >requirement
> > > to install the JAVA JDK. However I was having compile problems with
JSP
> > > pages and learned that I needed tools.jar. JDK does not install thie
> >file
> >so
> > > I was wondering how others are running Tomcat with JDK only. I
installed
> >the
> > > Java SDK and it included tools.jar and Tomcat ran fine. Why the
> >descrepency?
> > >
> > > John Delby
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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