On Sat, Dec 29, 2007 at 04:32:54PM +0100, Daniel Pocock wrote: > >>> I've looked in the Debian Java FAQ (EJB and Servlet sections) and also >>> the Wiki (link below) and couldn't find an existing answer to this >>> question. >>> >>> http://wiki.debian.org/FileSetsAndLocations >>> >>> Also, defining such a directory would probably mean we need to define >>> some dependencies, such as `j2ee-war-container', and >>> `j2ee-ejb-container'. These dependencies would be satisfied by packages >>> such as Tomcat, and could be used to ensure that two conflicting >>> containers were not installed. >>> >> >> We dont have such a directory (yet). I wonder if its possible to have >> some. There are still small differences/incompatibilities between >> different containers. Sure, there is a small common denominator. But >> does really worlds applications only use this common denominator? >> >> > There is a saying: `build it and they will come' > > In practice, many applications built for one container don't always work in > others. Some vendors focus on two containers rather than just one. > > However, if Debian can show a mature approach to this situation, then at > least some application vendors may consider the portability of their > applications.
Okay, let us discuss this a bit further. This dir should be independant of /usr/share/java and all containers, tomcat, jetty, glassfish, jboss need to be configured/patched to use this directory. Does all these containers recognize new jars, ears, wars automatically? does some need to be restart or triggered in another way? > Maybe we should go one step further: a deployment directory for packaged > EAR files, and a deployment directory for locally created EAR files > (/usr/local/share/java/deploy). Thats a good idea. Thats then a directory that can be created on installation of a certain package like java-common as it may not be included in some package directly. Cheers, Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
