> > > Hi all, > > > I'm having some trouble with tomcat and symbolic links. I am working > > with > > > OSX and I use a local instance of Tomcat to do some testing before > > > deploying my site elsewhere. > > > > > > What I want to do: I'd like to create a small script which will stop > > > tomcat, clear out old deployment folders, rebuild my project, copy the > > > resulting WAR file to the webapps folder, restart tomcat, wait for > > > deployment to finish, and finally replace a JSP file with a symbolic > > link > > > to the corresponding file that is in my workspace. > > > > > > Why I want to do this: I'd like to be able to quickly rebuild and > > redeploy > > > my WAR and also edit my JSP files and see those changes by simply > > > refreshing the already-open page. > > > > > > > > > e.g. eclipse provides good support for such a workflow. You would not need > > symlinks then... > > > > > > You can find out more here: > > > > > > http://help.eclipse.org/juno/index.jsp?topic=% > 2Forg.eclipse.wst.server.ui.doc.user%2Ftopics%2Frwrcview.html > > > > https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=eclipse+tomcat > > > > > > > > Regards, > > Christoph > > > > > > > > <snip /> > > > > This Email was scanned by Sophos Anti Virus > > > > Christoph, > I have a little experience with the way eclipse does this and I have gotten > it to work nicely, but to be honest I would like to keep my solution IDE > independent. There is little to no consensus among my peers about which IDE > is preferable and if I can provide a solution that will work for everyone, > that would be best.
Yes, usage of IDEs can be controversial in teams. I cannot help with the symlink issue, I just have the alternative approach to use an IDE to support that JSP editing workflow. Regards, Christoph This Email was scanned by Sophos Anti Virus
