just pushed a test to be able to fallback more easily to webapp. it will probably need some enhancement but it should work.
- Romain 2012/3/6 Neale Rudd <[email protected]> > Maybe if it has no WEB-INF and no META-INF either, it can be considered > the same way as an empty WEB-INF folder? > > That would cater for ear but allow Tomcat-7 simple no web-xml apps to work > immediately. > > What do you think? > > > Best Regards, > Neale > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Romain Manni-Bucau" < > [email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 8:57 PM > > Subject: Re: Missing web.xml file causes UnknownModuleTypeException > > > The problem with this is that for Tomcat everything is a webapp so that's >> easy to guess which module typ eit is. >> >> TomEE can manage jar, war and ear so we need something to distinguish >> them. >> >> The WEB-INF folder is enough (and i think the spec don't say it is >> optional). >> >> - Romain >> >> >> 2012/3/6 Neale Rudd <[email protected]> >> >> Hi Romain, >>> >>> Yes - an empty WEB-INF folder works fine, and also it's no problem adding >>> a simple web.xml anyway. >>> >>> I'm more concerned with whether it will stay this way and if it's part of >>> the spec or not, as I'm making a list of differences for our customers if >>> they want to try TomEE. Naturally the closer it is to Tomcat's >>> behaviour, >>> the easier it is for them to start using it. >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> Neale >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Romain Manni-Bucau" < >>> [email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 8:23 PM >>> Subject: Re: Missing web.xml file causes UnknownModuleTypeException >>> >>> >>> >>> Did you try putting an emtpy WEB-INF folder? >>> >>>> >>>> - Romain >>>> >>>> >>>> 2012/3/6 Neale Rudd <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> Hi Guys, >>>> >>>>> >>>>> One of the apps we're trying on TomEE 1.0.0-beta-2 throws an >>>>> UnknownModuleTypeException when deploying, because it has no >>>>> WEB-INF/web.xml file. >>>>> >>>>> It's a simple static website (html, css, images). >>>>> >>>>> The docs I've read seem to indicate that web.xml is optional, and it's >>>>> definitely optional on Tomcat 7. >>>>> >>>>> Is this a difference with TomEE or a pending issue? >>>>> >>>>> I found another mail on the list from 9-Oct-2011 and TOMEE-27 on Jira >>>>> but >>>>> it's marked as Fixed for 1.0.0-beta-2. >>>>> >>>>> Best Regards, >>>>> Neale Rudd >>>>> Metawerx Pty Ltd >>>>> http://www.metawerx.net >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
