jon 01/05/21 21:20:38 Modified: examples/servlet_example1 README.txt Log: minor cleanup and documentation fixes Revision Changes Path 1.4 +24 -22 jakarta-velocity/examples/servlet_example1/README.txt Index: README.txt =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-velocity/examples/servlet_example1/README.txt,v retrieving revision 1.3 retrieving revision 1.4 diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4 --- README.txt 2001/05/10 10:59:18 1.3 +++ README.txt 2001/05/22 04:20:37 1.4 @@ -1,42 +1,46 @@ Welcome to Velocity! +-------------------- As always, the if you have any questions : 1) Make sure you followed any directions :) (did you build everything?) 2) Review documentation included in this package, or online at - http://jakarta.apache.org/velocity -3) Ask on the velocity-user list. This is a great source of support information. - To join, read http://jakarta.apache.org/site/mail.html and then follow the - link at the bottom to join the lists. + http://jakarta.apache.org/velocity/ +3) Ask on the velocity-user list. This is a great source of support + information. To join, read http://jakarta.apache.org/site/mail.html + and then follow the link at the bottom to join the lists. servlet_example1 ---------------- -This is a simple example of how Velocity can be used with - your favorite servlet engine. To use this, you should have a basic understanding -how your servlet engine works, and how you deploy and access servlets to try this. -While we cannot supply this, we know of a good one :) +---------------- +This is a simple example of how Velocity can be used with your favorite +servlet engine. To use this, you should have a basic understanding how +your servlet engine works, and how you deploy and access servlets to try +this. While we cannot supply this, we know of a good one :) + http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/ Unfamiliar with Servlets? ------------------------- +------------------------- -This documentation should be found elswhere, but putting here just in -case. +This documentation should be found elswhere, but putting here just in +case. -Using Velocity on the web is best done using Java Servlets. While we +Using Velocity on the web is best done using Java Servlets. While we don't want to give a tutorial here, the basic idea is straightforward. + +0) Install Ant. http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/ -1) Get a servlet engine. Tomcat, from the Jakarta project, is an -excellent implementation. (In fact, it's the official reference -implementation...) +1) Get a servlet engine. Tomcat, from the Jakarta project, is an + excellent implementation. (In fact, it's the official reference + implementation...) -2) Install said servlet engine. +2) Install your servlet engine. -3) Build this servlet example : build/build.sh examples +3) Build this servlet example : cd jakarta-velocity/build; ant examples -4) Setup a webapp under tomcat : +4) Setup a webapp under Tomcat : - make a new 'webapp' : in tomcat's webapps directory, make a new directory structure as follows : @@ -46,8 +50,7 @@ velexample/WEB-INF/lib velexample/WEB-INF/classes - - - put the velocity-1.0.1.jar (or newer) into the velexample/WEB-INF/lib directory + - put the velocity.jar into the velexample/WEB-INF/lib directory - put the SampleServlet.class into the velexample/WEB-INF/classes directory @@ -62,4 +65,3 @@ - you should see the sample output. At this point, you are using Velocity! -
