David, You make a strong and valuable point. One should always try to see if one's own feet work before expecting the helpful hoards to march on his behalf.
None the less, perhaps the name of "apache-tomcat-5.5.XX-compat" could include a blunt hint as to what it really is such as: "apache-tomcat-5.5.XX-j2se-1.4-compat". Not so long ago, I had thought Tomcat 5.5 required Java 5. As I was using JDK 1.4, I downloaded Tomcat 5.0 and was done with it. Why was I lead to this erroneous conclusion? http://mirrors.dotsrc.org/apache/tomcat/tomcat-5/v5.5.16/README.html "Tomcat 5.5 requires JRE 5.0 by default. Read the RELEASE-NOTES and the RUNNING.txt file in the distribution for more details." Granted: http://mirrors.dotsrc.org/apache/tomcat/tomcat-5/v5.5.16/RELEASE-NOTES Installing the compatibility package will add the following to the list, which are needed when running on J2SE 1.4: * jmx.jar (Java Management Extensions API 1.2 or later) * xercesImpl.jar (Xerces XML Parser, version 2.6.2 or later) But these hints are only obvious after one already knows that Tomcat 5.5 can indeed run with JDK 1.4. If one is lead to assume "Tomcat 5.5 requires JRE 5.0", one does not know to look for a compat package. Just some thoughts from the peanut gallery. Alex -- CCC7 D19D D107 F079 2F3D BF97 8443 DB5A 6DB8 9CE1 > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Tomcat Users List <users@tomcat.apache.org> > Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:01:26 -0500 > Subject: Re: 1.42 compat package > * apache-tomcat-5.5.15-compat.tar.gz > > <http://www.devlib.org/apache/tomcat/tomcat-5/v5.5.15/bin/apache-tomcat-5.5.15-compat.tar.gz> > > * apache-tomcat-5.5.15-compat.tar.gz.MD5 > > <http://www.devlib.org/apache/tomcat/tomcat-5/v5.5.15/bin/apache-tomcat-5.5.15-compat.tar.gz.MD5> > > * apache-tomcat-5.5.15-compat.tar.gz.asc > > <http://www.devlib.org/apache/tomcat/tomcat-5/v5.5.15/bin/apache-tomcat-5.5.15-compat.tar.gz.asc> > > * apache-tomcat-5.5.15-compat.zip > > <http://www.devlib.org/apache/tomcat/tomcat-5/v5.5.15/bin/apache-tomcat-5.5.15-compat.zip> > > * apache-tomcat-5.5.15-compat.zip.MD5 > > <http://www.devlib.org/apache/tomcat/tomcat-5/v5.5.15/bin/apache-tomcat-5.5.15-compat.zip.MD5> > > * apache-tomcat-5.5.15-compat.zip.asc > > <http://www.devlib.org/apache/tomcat/tomcat-5/v5.5.15/bin/apache-tomcat-5.5.15-compat.zip.asc> > > > > Me thinks you should look a bit closer. There is a .tar.gz compat > package and a .zip compat package in the list above. I'll let you find it. > > --David > > Martin Gainty wrote: > > >Hello David- > >I could'nt find the compat package anywhere in that page look at > >http://www.devlib.org/apache/tomcat/tomcat-5/v5.5.15/bin/ > >Bookmark it > >Martin- > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "David Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Tomcat Users List" <users@tomcat.apache.org> > >Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 3:27 PM > >Subject: Re: 1.42 compat package > > > > > > > > > >>Any search engine that has indexed the archives of this list will have > >>the answer many, many, many times over. Take a look at where you > >>downloaded tomcat. You will find it there. > >> > >>--David > >> > >>Martin Gainty wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>I know I only asked this a dozen or so times but I need to get ahold of > >>>the 1.42 compat package for Tomcat 5.x > >>>Is there ANY WAY we can ask the kind folks at google to put this into > >>>their keyword search?? > >>> > >>>Thanks, > >>>Martin- > >>> -- Alex -- What is the All? Simply the eye & forms, ear & sounds, nose & aromas, tongue & flavors, body & tactile sensations, intellect & ideas. This, monks, is called the All. Anyone who would say, 'Repudiating this All, I will describe another,' if questioned on what exactly might be the grounds for his statement, would be unable to explain, and furthermore, would be put to grief. Why? Because it lies beyond range. SN XXXV.23 -- CCC7 D19D D107 F079 2F3D BF97 8443 DB5A 6DB8 9CE1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
