On 17/01/2012 10:21, epr...@orpheus.fr wrote: >> And I really, really do not understand why the people who make the >> installer of the >> Windows version of Tomcat - and who are undoubtedly otherwise pretty smart >> people - are >> compounding the issue by installing this by default in a sub-directory >> named "Apache >> Software Foundation". > > Following Andre's advice, I googled with "deployment" and found this: > > - TC6: In CGI Mode, "executable" full path with spaces does not work > https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=49657 > > - TC5: Tomcat fails to start on linux if CATALINA_HOME contains a space > https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=43578 > > - TC5: java.endorsed.dirs is not used when JSP compilation is forked (see > comment #2) > https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=31257#c2 > > It looks like having spaces ought to be ok. > > => Does anybody having experience with Tomcat dev team think I should fill > a new bug?
Answer Mark's email to you first. p > Thank you. > >> epr...@orpheus.fr wrote: >>> ### Summary >>> >>> TC fails to compile JSP when 1) the compiler is AntCompiler and 2) there >>> is a whitespace somewhere in the pathname to TC home dir. >> >> Personal opinion : you should not do that (use paths with spaces in them). >> It was a >> stupid idea to allow this in the first place, and the person who first >> implemented this in >> an operating system should be found and shot (or at least be awarded an >> IgNobel prize; or >> have the costs of this over the years deducted from their old-age >> pension). It always >> brings problems somewhere down the line, and not only with Tomcat. >> >> And I really, really do not understand why the people who make the >> installer of the >> Windows version of Tomcat - and who are undoubtedly otherwise pretty smart >> people - are >> compounding the issue by installing this by default in a sub-directory >> named "Apache >> Software Foundation". >> >> Now about whether this is a bug in Tomcat or its documentation : I am >> fairly sure that not >> long ago, I saw a strong warning somewhere in the on-line Tomcat >> documentation, about not >> using spaces in pathnames somewhere, as it was not supported by some >> component. >> It may have been somewhere related to "deployment". >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org >> >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > -- [key:62590808]
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