I'm not disputing that changing the classpath is probably not the best option. I do disagree with your assertion that environment variables are referenced when Tomcat is ran as a service under Windows NT/2K/XP. When Tomcat is ran as a service, the scripts are not used (as a test, remove them.) Furthermore, when ran as a service, the environment variables do not need to be defined, and are not automatically defined by the installation script -- instead, the registry parameters are created. While I have not specifically tested setting the classpath with environment variables, I did find that setting JVM options that way does not work.
As to portability, environment variables are not necessarily portable either. That is why the System.getEnv method for accessing them has been deprecated. Which means that the environment variables have to be read by a script and then passed into Tomcat with -Dproperty=value. Personally, I think that if Tomcat is started as a service that it should utilize the environment variables. I really don't like the concept of sticking things in the registry. In the long run, that approach seems to create problems. -----Original Message----- From: John Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 2:02 PM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: Tomcat4, where is classpath set when run as service I'm pretty sure. Editing the registry is possible, so is editing the startup scripts. That doesn't mean its advisable, or portable. Tomcat has a pretty robust ClassLoader architecture specifically designed to load classes that it needs. Why not use it instead of mucking about with the registry and trying to force a new/different classpath? John John Corrigan wrote: > Are you sure about that, John? What about the following registry key? > Aren't the environment variables only used during the service setup process? > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINES > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Services > Apache Tomcat 4.1 > Parameters -- JVM Option Number 0: > REG_SZ: -Djava.class.path=C:\usr\local\Apache\Tomcat > 4.1.24\bin\bootstrap.jar > > > It seems like the easiest way to add to the classpath, if that is really > want you want to do Paul, is to edit the registry. > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
