> -----Original Message----- > From: Caldarale, Charles R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 16:12 > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: RE: Support and development of versions > > > 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.
It might not be, but it should not be. http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/compatibility.html and http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/compatibility.html -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - - - Jason Pyeron PD Inc. http://www.pdinc.us - - Principal Consultant 10 West 24th Street #100 - - +1 (443) 269-1555 x333 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 - - - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, purge the message from your system and notify the sender immediately. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
