> From: Stephen Nelson-Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Support and development of versions > > Could someone help me understand the differences between the servlet > and JSP versions?
The servlet and JSP specs are the place to look. Each document includes a section on what's changed from earlier versions. http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/mrel/jsr154/index2.html http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/final/jsr245/index.html > Do the numbers imply no backward and/or forward > compatibility? Newer versions of Tomcat should run webapps based on older specifications without any real difficulty. Problems arise when webapps do something container specific, such as depend on bugs fixed in later versions. Tomcat configuration has changed significantly, as might be expected, so don't just blindly copy over your old server.xml and <Context> elements when moving up. Read the Tomcat docs, and modify the various .xml files that come with the version of Tomcat you're moving to. > I've been told it needs a specific Java version (1.4.2_11) The above is highly likely to be pure BS. Again, other than webapps absuing the system by being dependent on bugs or security holes fixed in later levels, older programs run happily on the latest JVMs (which also tend to be significantly faster than older ones). The one significant incompatibility I remember is that classes being imported must be part of a package. It was never good practice to use packageless classes, and at some point in the last few years it became illegal. - 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 start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
