Hi, So how can I access the file in shared\lib folder from tomcat\lib folder.
I have a class in tomcat\lib which will access the class which is in tomcat\shared folder. Regards, Akram. On Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 4:32 PM Mark Thomas <ma...@apache.org> wrote: > On 22/04/2019 06:41, Akram Hussain wrote: > > Hi Mark, > > > > Actually, I am declaring a Loader in tomcat\conf\context.xml file as > > Don't do that. > > > for Tomcat 7.0.68, It was working fine. > > <snip/> > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > After upgrade to tomcat 9.0.17. > > > > The start method of SharedClassLoader.java is expecting resources > variable > > needs to be populated. > > > > How can I pass the Resources to above SharedClassLoader? > > With difficulty and an awful lot of work. The resources implementation > was completely re-written for Tomcat 8 onwards. > > > Any idea? > > Follow the advice in my previous mail. > > <snip/> > > > On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 4:09 AM Mark Thomas <ma...@apache.org> wrote: > >> The OP is trying to load JARs so the /path/to/your/shared/libraries > >> directory needs to be mounted at WEB-INF/lib, not WEB-INF/classes. > >> > >> We (OK I since I wrote this stuff) should probably have better > >> documented which implementation to pick. > >> > >> You pick the implementation based on where the files you want to insert > >> are located. > >> > >> If you want to insert a single file, use FileResourceSet > >> If you want to insert a directory tree, use DirResourceSet > >> If you want to insert files from inside an archive (JAR) then use a > >> JarResourceSet. > >> > >> Note: Using a JarResourceSet effectively unpacks the archive as far as > >> Tomcat is concerned so Tomcat sees directories and files, not a single > >> JAR file. > >> > >> In this case you have a directory of JAR files so you want a > >> DirResourceSet. > >> > >> Assuming you want those JAR files to be treated as if they were placed > >> in WEB-INF/lib then you want: > >> > >> <Resources> > >> <PostResources > >> webAppMount="/WEB-INF/lib" > >> base="/path/to/your/shared/libraries" > >> className="org.apache.catalina.webresources.DirResourceSet" > >> /> > >> </Resources> > >> > >> That has the same effect as copying the entire contents of > >> /path/to/your/shared/libraries to WEB-INF/lib. > >> > >> If you want this to apply to every web application you deploy then add > >> the above to global context.xml in CATALINA_BASE/conf/context.xml > > Mark > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > >
