Yes, we already push notepad++ to the domain clients. This is a great suggestion, thanks!
jim On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 3:17 AM André Warnier (tomcat) <a...@ice-sa.com> wrote: > On 15.05.2019 10:16, Mark Thomas wrote: > > On 15/05/2019 08:56, André Warnier (tomcat) wrote: > >> On 15.05.2019 00:23, Jim Weill wrote: > >>> We are currently running 8.5.32 on Server 2012r2. I went to use the > >>> upgrade tool before downloading 8.5.41 and the instructions say "If > there > >>> are no differences you will see an error page." > >>> http://tomcat.apache.org/migration-85.html#Upgrading_8.5.x > >>> > >>> When I check for any differences, even going back to 8.5.0 compared to > >>> 8.5.41, I get a "Forbidden You don't have permission to access > /repos/asf > >>> on this server". Is this the error I'm supposed to expect....? > >>> > >> > >> Well no, obviously there is a problem with the page you mention above, I > >> get the same error (and I don't think that was expected behaviour). > >> > >> For now, you will have to apply the "manual" procedure, which generally > >> consist of : > >> - stop tomcat > >> - make a backup of your current tomcat directories (at least "conf") > >> - install the new tomcat in either a new directory, or overwrite the > >> existing one > >> - then manually compare the files in the new "conf", with the backed-up > >> ones. > >> - bring over any "local" changes that you made previously to the "conf" > >> files, into the new ones (and not the opposite). According to the > >> upgrade notes, between different 8.5 versions, there are no breaking > >> changes in terms of configuration parameters, but better safe than > sorry. > >> > >> Problem description : > >> > >> http://tomcat.apache.org/migration-85.html#Upgrading_8.5.x > >> click on the "View Differences" button under > >> "Tomcat 8.5.x configuration file differences" > >> > >> Looks like someone forgot to authorise > >> https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf for the world. > >> From https://gitbox.apache.org, it looks like one needs to register > >> first with an apache.org id, in order to use this tool. > >> But this is not clear from the upgrading page. > > > > Infra have disabled the function that this depends on due to high levels > > of abuse (unrelated to our use) that caused availability issues for all > > users. The intention is to re-enable function at some point but ther is > > no firm timescale. > > > > It is fairly easy to do the same thing with git on the command line. > > > > Suggestions for an alternative solution welcome. > > > > Since the OP indicated that this was under Windows, here is my suggestion : > - if not yet available, install a nice editor such as Notepad++ > (and consider donating) > - in Notepad++, there is a builtin plugin called "compare", very easy to > use : > - open both files to compare in Notepad++ > - trigger the plugin : Plugins -> compare -> compare > - this shows a nice side-by-side display of the 2 files, with > highlighted differences > (and you can directly paste from the one to the other) > - use this to compare the files in tomcat/conf, between the current > installed version and > the downloaded new tomcat version > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > >
