> From: Jason Burrows [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Problem with default context when moving from > 5.5.7 to 5.5.12 > > I agree, but the best documentation I could find on this was: > http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/config/context.html > > ...and there's nothing in that document that would lead me to try what > you suggested, even reading now knowing that is the solution.
The documentation has not kept up with the implementation. (Haven't yet met a programmer that actually likes to write documentation.) The key piece of hard-to-find information is that the default web app must be specified with the context name (not path) ROOT. > then says "context elements for the default context must go in > your server.xml file" I can't find any place that says that. What it does say is "In addition, you MUST define a Context with a context path equal to a zero-length string." Since zero-length filenames are a bit tricky, the current mechanism uses the name ROOT to create a zero-length context path. > Where are you getting documentation that more accurately explains > the context setup, and led you to the solution you provided? Reading this mailing list carefully, experimenting, and not sleeping much. - Chuck THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended recipient. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the e-mail and its attachments from all computers. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
