[needs-packaging] add tomcat 6

not a tomcat5.5 bug

Tomcat 6 was not packaged yet. Either it has to be packaged separately or a package has to be ugpraded.

Joining the request - this will enhance the value of Ubuntu as a server OS.

I believe that tomcat5.5 is pretty much obsolete so having tomcat6 in an OS targeted at enterprises is a must.
Please! :)

+1

Whats the actual status? Package is needed :)

And hopefully soon!

Trying to package it. I'm really not against help and comments

Given that code is frozen for Gutsy, tomcat 6 won't make it's way. What a sad state of things! :(

Any news? Is this still in progress?

still in progress, got some trouble with security manager and I don't want to put in the wild an insecure package, if you want to have a look packaging patch is attached

Have a look at the NewPackage process (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/NewPackages) to get a new package uploaded in Ubuntu.

Would it be possible to have tomcat5.5 and tomcat6 installed at the same time on a server ?

Yes, both can be installed at the same time, using different ports though. Even multiple instances of tomcat containers is possible.

a first draft package is available on my ppa:
https://launchpad.net/~miguillo/+archive

things for which I ask your help:
- reviews
- missing dependencies
- non-i386 arch
- every bugs
someone should do it one day:
- packaging for hardy
- (backport)

interaction with other packages:
- libservlet2.4 as reported in bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libservlet2.4-java/+bug/198130. This change is packaged on my ppa.

please test:
- it's quiet a big package
- it open tcp port so security matters
- it has perhaps some implication with your code.
- does your webapps runs on it?
- did I forget something important that make your old tomcat5.5 webapps not working?

It can't be perfect, it's my first big package.

uploded to REVU
http://revu.tauware.de/details.py?package=tomcat6

Loris-Guillaume, thanks for your work! It would make sense to include previous changelog entries as the package is based to tomcat5.5 packaging and also credit the original packagers.

- Providing and using dedicated user, tomcat6, would be better security-wise at least
- Using port 8080, might cause trouble with existing servlet containers. Maybe default to something like 8280 as the tomcat5.5 package is using 8180
- Not sure about the mod_jk addition to server.xml, seems unnecessary?
- tomcat6 package probably needs java2-sdk in Depends as JDK is required to run tomcat

I'm going to test this out once the intrepid opens. If possible could you add this into bzr in launchpad ?

> I'm going to test this out once the intrepid opens. If possible could you add this into bzr in launchpad ?
in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BzrMaintainerHowto, it's written:
    * If the package is intended for main, then the team should be ubuntu-core-dev.
    * If the package is intended for universe, then the team should be ubuntu-dev.
what's the team for multiverse, as it needs java2 and for now, there is none in main, neither universe: http://packages.ubuntu.com/intrepid/java2-compiler

> - It would make sense to include previous changelog entries as the package is based to tomcat5.5 packaging and also credit the original packagers.
I packaged it from scratch, with great inspiration from the tomcat5.5 package, (with exception of the policy.d directory that i evily copied), but this is sufficient for a credit.

> - Providing and using dedicated user, tomcat6, would be better security-wise at least
ok
> - Using port 8080, might cause trouble with existing servlet containers. Maybe default to something like 8280 as the tomcat5.5 package is using 8180
nod
> - Not sure about the mod_jk addition to server.xml, seems unnecessary?
it is not necessary, but the purpose of a distribution is not just to "./configure,make;make install". I should put either more jk integration, or just none, it's a good question
> - tomcat6 package probably needs java2-sdk in Depends as JDK is required to run tomcat
it uses the eclipse compiler (libecj-java) to compile jsp pages

Using your PPA repository, I get the following error:

vmuser@vmuser-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install tomcat6
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  jsvc libcommons-daemon-java libservlet2.5-java libtomcat6-java
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  jsvc libcommons-daemon-java libservlet2.5-java libtomcat6-java tomcat6
0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 3254kB of archives.
After this operation, 4321kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
  libservlet2.5-java libtomcat6-java tomcat6
Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y
Get:1 http://ftp.filearena.net hardy/universe libcommons-daemon-java 1.0.2~svn20061127-6 [38.9kB]
Get:2 http://ftp.filearena.net hardy/universe jsvc 1.0.2~svn20061127-6 [23.7kB]
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main libservlet2.5-java 6.0.16-0ubuntu2 [150kB]
Get:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main libtomcat6-java 6.0.16-0ubuntu2 [3012kB]
Get:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main tomcat6 6.0.16-0ubuntu2 [29.3kB]
Fetched 3254kB in 17s (187kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package libcommons-daemon-java.
(Reading database ... 109000 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libcommons-daemon-java (from .../libcommons-daemon-java_1.0.2~svn20061127-6_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package jsvc.
Unpacking jsvc (from .../jsvc_1.0.2~svn20061127-6_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libservlet2.5-java.
Unpacking libservlet2.5-java (from .../libservlet2.5-java_6.0.16-0ubuntu2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libservlet2.5-java_6.0.16-0ubuntu2_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/java/jsp-api.jar', which is also in package libservlet2.4-java
Selecting previously deselected package libtomcat6-java.
Unpacking libtomcat6-java (from .../libtomcat6-java_6.0.16-0ubuntu2_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package tomcat6.
Unpacking tomcat6 (from .../tomcat6_6.0.16-0ubuntu2_i386.deb) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libservlet2.5-java_6.0.16-0ubuntu2_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

tomcat6 source package is now in Intrepid, thanks to Debian Java Maintainers. The only binary it currently produces is servlet2.5 api though.