Wrapping it in a small script as you described below works. Means I don't have to modify the stock CGIServlet either!
Thanks for the suggestions. > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Funk [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 1:38 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: CGI environment vars > > O sweet sweet source code for CGIServlet.java .... > > http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/jakarta-tomcat-4.0/catalina/src/share/or > g/apache/catalina/servlets/CGIServlet.java?rev=1.11&content-type=text/vnd. > viewcvs-markup > > > Heres the deal: Look for the method: > protected boolean setCGIEnvironment(HttpServletRequest req) > > and you'll see the environment be created. This environment is passed to > the script. So you are SOL I think. > > But there is hope ... write a wrapper shell script around your real CGI > script like this and you might luck out: > ---------------------------------- > #!/bin/sh > export CRAP=mycrap > . /pull/in/some/file > > exec real_cgi_name > ---------------------------------- > > -Tim > > Madere, Colin wrote: > > Yep.. tried both the sh and csh syntax, no luck. > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Tim Funk [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 1:28 PM > >>To: Tomcat Users List > >>Subject: Re: CGI environment vars > >> > >>I haven;t seen this discussed yet, you are exporting your variables in > >>setenv.sh AND setenv.sh is located in $CATALINA_HOME/bin? > >> > >>Example: > >>-------- > >>export WACKY=very > >> > >>or > >> > >>ANSWER=42 > >>export ANSWER > >>-------- > >> > >>-Tim > >> > >> > >>Madere, Colin wrote: > >> > >>>Already tried this and it didn't work. Both in the setenv.sh (checked > >> > >>for > >> > >>>and read by catalina.sh) and startup.sh. It seems that's for the > Tomcat > >>>running environment but is not transferred to the CGIServlet's exec > >>>environment. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>-----Original Message----- > >>>>From: Sean Dockery [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>>>Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 11:44 AM > >>>>To: Tomcat Users List > >>>>Subject: RE: CGI environment vars > >>>> > >>>>What about setting the variable yourself in the catalina.sh script? > If > >>>>that doesn't work, make sure that the variable is exported (so that it > > >>>>remains in the super shell when the sub shell exits). Example: > >>>> > >>>>LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.../.../ld.so; export LD_LIBRARY_PATH; > >>>> > >>>>At 11:23 2003-02-05 -0600, you wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>no no.. I'm using the CGI facility in Tomcat (see Tomcat docs). > >> > >>There's > >> > >>>>a > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>servlet set up to handle it already, and the CGI is getting executed > >> > >>but > >> > >>>>the > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>logs show that it's getting an error loading ld.so because it can't > >> > >>find > >> > >>>>it > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>(which is also the case when trying to run it in a shell without > having > >>>>>LD_LIBRARY_PATH set appropriately). > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>-----Original Message----- > >>>>>>From: Filip Hanik [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 11:21 AM > >>>>>>To: Tomcat Users List > >>>>>>Subject: RE: CGI environment vars > >>>>>> > >>>>>>how about you do it yourself, I assume that you launch your CGI > script > >>>>>>using Runtime.exec > >>>>>>in that case, use the method that > >>>>>> > >>>>>>http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/docs/api/java/lang/Runtime.html > >>>>>> > >>>>>>take a look at > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Runtime.exec(java.lang.String,java.lang.String[],java.io.File) > >>>>>> > >>>>>>-----Original Message----- > >>>>>>From: Madere, Colin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 8:44 AM > >>>>>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>Subject: CGI environment vars > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Tomcat 4.1.18 : UMN Mapserver CGI > >>>>>> > >>>>>>I have a CGI which needs to see the "LD_LIBRARY_PATH" to get to > shared > >>>>>>libraries to run. However, I can't seem to get whatever shell that > >>>> > >>>>Tomcat > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>uses to run CGIs seeded with that variable. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>I tried putting it in the "setenv.sh" which is checked for and used > in > >>>>>>catalina.sh, but that doesn't seem to have any effect on CGIs. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Anyone have an idea? > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Colin > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>-------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > >>>>>>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] > >>>>> > >>>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> > >>>>Sean Dockery > >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>Certified Java Web Component Developer > >>>>Certified Delphi Programmer > >>>>SBD Consultants > >>>>http://www.sbdconsultants.com > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>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] > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>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] > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
