Tomcat 6 does not respect CATALINA_BASE/lib
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tomcat6 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Low
|
Thierry Carrez | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: tomcat6
Tomcat6 ignores any libraries placed in CATALINA_BASE/lib.
As commented by Thierry Carrez in https:/
Tomcat6 is run with CATALINA_HOME set to /usr/share/tomcat6 and CATALINA_BASE set
to /var/lib/tomcat6. If you read the Tomcat RUNNING.txt doc (available at
/usr/
libraries at CATALINA_HOME/lib and doesn't look into CATALINA_BASE/lib. So the current
behavior is following the spec.
This is confusing, since every other directory (bin, conf, logs, webapps, work, and temp) is respected in CATALINA_BASE, and especially since the CATALINA_BASE/lib directory exists. It also makes it impossible to run two instances of Tomcat with conflicting libraries.
I propose that Tomcat6 also uses CATALINA_BASE/lib (before, or instead of, CATALINA_HOME/lib) when searching for classes.
Distro/package versions:
Ubuntu 8.10
tomcat6*: 6.0.18-0ubuntu3.1
Related branches
| Thierry Carrez (ttx) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in tomcat6: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| Changed in tomcat6: | |
| status: | Triaged → In Progress |
| Thierry Carrez (ttx) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in tomcat6: | |
| assignee: | nobody → tcarrez |
| importance: | Medium → Low |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in tomcat6: | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
I agree that having a /var/lib/
However I would not change Tomcat behavior from upstream design and make it consider two directories when looking for libraries. Not only would that involve some heavy patch into bootstrap.jar, it would also introduce a change in how Tomcat usually works.
I'd rather fix the confusion by removing /var/lib/