You cannot blindly execute the snippet by copying it from Tomcat website.
You have to adapt it to your project first. Try and remove the <import
file> line and try to build it. You probably need to set up your project
for Ant build first if not done already.
On 17 May 2017 at 15:03, Vidyadhar <techienote....@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 7:30 PM, Mohammed Manna <manme...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Your ant Build File seems to be incorrect. Could you provide the snippet
> of
> > the Jspc Task and Javac task for this?
> >
> Following is the tomcat.xml which I am using for precompilation:
> <project name="Webapp Precompilation" default="all" basedir=".">
>
> <import file="${tomcat.home}/bin/catalina-tasks.xml"/>
>
> <target name="jspc">
>
> <jasper
> validateXml="false"
> uriroot="${webapp.path}"
> webXmlFragment="${webapp.path}/WEB-INF/generated_web.xml"
> outputDir="${webapp.path}/WEB-INF/src" />
>
> </target>
>
> <target name="compile">
>
> <mkdir dir="${webapp.path}/WEB-INF/classes"/>
> <mkdir dir="${webapp.path}/WEB-INF/lib"/>
>
> <javac destdir="${webapp.path}/WEB-INF/classes"
> optimize="off"
> debug="on" failonerror="false"
> srcdir="${webapp.path}/WEB-INF/src"
> excludes="**/*.smap">
> <classpath>
> <pathelement location="${webapp.path}/WEB-INF/classes"/>
> <fileset dir="${webapp.path}/WEB-INF/lib">
> <include name="*.jar"/>
> </fileset>
> <pathelement location="${tomcat.home}/lib"/>
> <fileset dir="${tomcat.home}/lib">
> <include name="*.jar"/>
> </fileset>
> <fileset dir="${tomcat.home}/bin">
> <include name="*.jar"/>
> </fileset>
> </classpath>
> <include name="**" />
> <exclude name="tags/**" />
> </javac>
>
> </target>
>
> <target name="all" depends="jspc,compile">
> </target>
>
> <target name="cleanup">
> <delete>
> <fileset dir="${webapp.path}/WEB-INF/src"/>
> <fileset dir="${webapp.path}/WEB-INF/classes/org/apache/jsp"/>
> </delete>
> </target>
>
> </project>
>
> >
> > On 17 May 2017 at 14:58, Vidyadhar <techienote....@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello KR,
> > >
> > > On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:43 PM, Mohammed Manna <manme...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Vidyadhar,
> > > >
> > > > Some points to note here:
> > > >
> > > > 1) Setting those parameters in Web.xml file (CATALINA_HOME/conf)
> > doesn't
> > > > guarantee that it won't happen. Tomcat 8.0.43 onwards have got this
> > > relaxed
> > > > out by using a more efficient error handling code. But you will have
> > this
> > > > error if the code is truly hitting near the limit.
> > > > 2) The issue occurs with Tomcat 8.0.39 onwards. Try to see if the
> issue
> > > > happens for tomcat 8.0.29. I can vouch for 8.0.29 where it didn't
> > happen.
> > > > 3) Did you try and follow my suggestion on point 3 (last email) about
> > > > checking the method sizes of the precompiled JSPs using apache
> commons
> > > BCEL
> > > > (bcel-5.4.1.jar) library? If yes, what did you find?
> > > >
> > >
> > > I already tried to precompile the JSPs using ANT but it is giving
> > following
> > > error:
> > > C:\apache-ant-1.9.4\tomcat.xml:11: org.apache.jasper.JasperException:
> > > java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Page directive: invalid value for
> > > import
> > > at org.apache.jasper.JspC.processFile(JspC.java:1296)
> > > at org.apache.jasper.JspC.execute(JspC.java:1415)
> > > at
> > > org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:292)
> > > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
> > > I guess I am hitting the bug # 57099 and there are multiple JSPs
> wherein
> > we
> > > need to do these changes.
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > You also haven't mentioned what sort of JSPs you have that yields
> into
> > > such
> > > > error. Are you having legacy scriptlets which are quite heavy and
> uses
> > > lots
> > > > of custom tags? Try to use the following too:
> > > >
> > > > <init-param>
> > > > <param-name>trimSpaces</param-name>
> > > > <param-value>true</param-value>
> > > > </init-param>
> > > >
> > > > The above is having some inconsistency reported in a different email
> > > > thread, but I assume it should be fine in most of the cases. Try to
> see
> > > if
> > > > you can provide some results on the above points.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > KR,
> > > >
> > > > On 16 May 2017 at 15:29, Vidyadhar <techienote....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hello KR,
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 12:37 PM, Mohammed Manna <
> manme...@gmail.com
> > >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I have two things which you might want to try out:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 1) You will lose your JSP debugging capability - but if that's
> not
> > > your
> > > > > > concern, then in your CATALINA_HOME\conf folder append this for
> > > > > > "JspServlet"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > <init-param>
> > > > > > <param-name>mappedfile</param-name>
> > > > > > <param-value>false</param-value>
> > > > > > </init-param>
> > > > > > <init-param>
> > > > > > <param-name>suppressSmap</param-name>
> > > > > > <param-value>true</param-value>
> > > > > > </init-param>
> > > > > >
> > > > > We already tried this option. We included these lines in tomcat's
> > > web.xml
> > > > > file and restarted the services, but still it is giving the same
> > error.
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This will stop generating JSR45 debug info and Symbol Maps
> for
> > > JSP
> > > > > > pages ( I think I have said technical things right here,
> otherwise
> > > > please
> > > > > > correct me!).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 2) I sincerely recommend moving scriptlet code out of your JSP
> and
> > > > remove
> > > > > > all unwanted/commented code, newline/carriages from your JSP.
> Even
> > > with
> > > > > the
> > > > > > config above, this might fail since the code is genuinely too
> large
> > > for
> > > > > > __jspService().
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 3) If possible, try to use Ant and precompile your JSP and
> iterate
> > > > > through
> > > > > > the .class files to check which method size is larger or close to
> > 90%
> > > > or
> > > > > > the 64k footprint. You can write a short program by leveraging
> > > java.io
> > > > > and
> > > > > > Apache commons BCEL library. Ant has a strange behaviour which
> > > doesn't
> > > > > > throw any exceptions if the Jsp method size exceeds the limit.
> But
> > > the
> > > > > > compilation occurs anyway. So you can go through those compiled
> > files
> > > > > using
> > > > > > your custom tool and print the size of the methods.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I hope this helps you.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Further to above we tried various tomcat version and as per our
> > > > > observation we are not seeing this error on 8.0.29 version. Note
> that
> > > the
> > > > > same error is still there in latest version i.e. 8.5.15.
> > > > >
> > > > > > KR,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 12 May 2017 at 07:58, Vidyadhar <techienote....@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hello Sagar,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Fri, 12 May 2017 at 12:26 PM, sagar kohli <
> > > sagarkohl...@gmail.com
> > > > >
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Try adding following init parameter in
> > <tomcat_home>/conf/web.xml
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > <init-param>
> > > > > > > > <param-name>mappedfile</param-name>
> > > > > > > > <param-value>false</param-value>
> > > > > > > > </init-param>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > We already tried it but no success.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 10:28 AM, Vidyadhar <
> > > > > techienote....@gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Hello Team,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Recently we did a upgrade existing tomcat from 7.0.42 to
> > 7.0.76
> > > > on
> > > > > > > > windows
> > > > > > > > > box. Post the up gradation we are seeing following error in
> > > > couple
> > > > > of
> > > > > > > > JSPs
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class
> > for
> > > > > JSP:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > An error occurred at line: [231] in the generated java
> file:
> > > > > > > [C:\Program
> > > > > > > > > Files\Apache\Tomcat\work\Catalina\localhost\app\org\
> > > > > apache\jsp\jsp\
> > > > > > > > > applicationChange\applicationChangeMain_jsp.java]
> > > > > > > > > The code of method _jspService(HttpServletRequest,
> > > > > > > HttpServletResponse)
> > > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > exceeding the 65535 bytes limit
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Stacktrace:
> > > > > > > > > org.apache.jasper.compiler.DefaultErrorHandler.javacError(
> > > > > > > > > DefaultErrorHandler.java:103)
> > > > > > > > > org.apache.jasper.compiler.ErrorDispatcher.javacError(
> > > > > > > > > ErrorDispatcher.java:366)
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > org.apache.jasper.compiler.JDTCompiler.generateClass(
> > > > > > > JDTCompiler.java:490)
> > > > > > > > > org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.
> > java:379)
> > > > > > > > > org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.
> > java:354)
> > > > > > > > > org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.
> > java:341)
> > > > > > > > > I have checked the various threads on tomcat support
> archive
> > > and
> > > > > did
> > > > > > > try
> > > > > > > > > following solution which did not work on 7.0.76 as well as
> on
> > > > > 7.0.77.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > 1. Following changes in conf/web.xml
> > > > > > > > > <init-param>
> > > > > > > > > <param-name>mappedfile</param-name>
> > > > > > > > > <param-value>false</param-value>
> > > > > > > > > </init-param>
> > > > > > > > > <init-param>
> > > > > > > > > <param-name>compiler</param-name>
> > > > > > > > > <param-value>modern</param-value>
> > > > > > > > > </init-param>
> > > > > > > > > 2. Increased the buffer size.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Can some one suggest some ways to resolve this error,
> without
> > > > > > > downgrading
> > > > > > > > > to 7.0.42
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > > > Vidyadhar
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > > sagar kohli
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > Vidyadhar
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > > Vidyadhar
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Regards,
> > > Vidyadhar
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Vidyadhar
>
