On Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Rasputin wrote:
> Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 11:52:18 +0000 > From: Rasputin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Rasputin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: overhead running from war rather than unpacked > > * Craig R. McClanahan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [0312 07:12]: > > Thanks for that, Craig - top perfromacen tuning tips! > > With this in mind, is there a definitive way to > ensure clients get a 'fresh' copy of a webapp? > How does tomcat/catalina decide when a webapp has been updated - > doe sit look at the war before using the expanded content, for example? > Are you talking about the case where you just drop a WAR file into the webapps directory? if you've got expandWARs set to true, the WAR will be expanded into a directory with the same base name -- *if* it does not exist already. However, if the directory exists Tomcat will *not* re-expand the updated WAR, so you have to remove the old directory first (as well as replace the WAR). Craig --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
