> On 2025 Dec 12, at 16:11, Mark Foley <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri Dec 12 14:08:03 2025 Chuck Caldarale <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On 2025 Dec 12, at 12:02, Mark Foley <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On Fri Dec 12 06:54:21 2025 Mark Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> On 12/12/2025 05:17, Mark Foley wrote: >>>> >>>> <snip/> >>>> >>>>> The "source level is 1.5 or greater" is on the web page. Here are the >>>>> first >>>>> several lines: >>>>> >>>>> HTTP Status 500 - Internal Server Error >>>>> >>>>> Type Exception Report >>>>> >>>>> Message Unable to compile class for JSP: >>>>> >>>>> Description The server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented >>>>> it from fulfilling the request. >>>>> >>>>> Exception >>>>> >>>>> org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP: >>>>> >>>>> An error occurred at line: [17] in the jsp file: >>>>> [/include/homePageImage.inc] >>>>> Syntax error, 'for each' statements are only available if source level is >>>>> 1.5 or greater >>>> >>>> OK. We need to see CATALINA_BASE/conf/web.xml >>>> >>>> It will be big but better we see the whole thing to be sure. >>> >>> Here you go. I've omitted all the comments and the 1,012 <mime-mapping>s. >>> Note >>> that compilerSourceVM is explicitly set to 11. I didn't do that. It was in >>> the >>> installed web.xml: >>> >>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> >>> <web-app xmlns="https://jakarta.ee/xml/ns/jakartaee"; >>> xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"; >>> xsi:schemaLocation="https://jakarta.ee/xml/ns/jakartaee >>> https://jakarta.ee/xml/ns/jakartaee/web-app_6_0.xsd"; >>> version="6.0"> >>> >>> <request-character-encoding>UTF-8</request-character-encoding> >>> <response-character-encoding>UTF-8</response-character-encoding> >>> >>> <servlet> >>> <servlet-name>default</servlet-name> >>> >>> <servlet-class>org.apache.catalina.servlets.DefaultServlet</servlet-class> >>> <init-param> >>> <param-name>debug</param-name> >>> <param-value>0</param-value> >>> </init-param> >>> <init-param> >>> <param-name>listings</param-name> >>> <param-value>false</param-value> >>> </init-param> >>> <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup> >>> </servlet> >>> >>> <servlet> >>> <servlet-name>jsp</servlet-name> >>> <servlet-class>org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet</servlet-class> >>> <init-param> >>> <param-name>compilerSourceVM</param-name> >>> <param-value>11</param-value> >>> </init-param> >>> <init-param> >>> <param-name>fork</param-name> >>> <param-value>false</param-value> >>> </init-param> >>> <init-param> >>> <param-name>xpoweredBy</param-name> >>> <param-value>false</param-value> >>> </init-param> >>> <load-on-startup>3</load-on-startup> >>> </servlet> >>> >>> <servlet-mapping> >>> <servlet-name>default</servlet-name> >>> <url-pattern>/</url-pattern> >>> </servlet-mapping> >>> >>> <servlet-mapping> >>> <servlet-name>jsp</servlet-name> >>> <url-pattern>*.jsp</url-pattern> >>> <url-pattern>*.jspx</url-pattern> >>> </servlet-mapping> >>> >>> <session-config> >>> <session-timeout>30</session-timeout> >>> </session-config> >>> >>> <mime-mapping> >>> [snip] >>> </mime-mapping> >>> >>> <welcome-file-list> >>> <welcome-file>index.html</welcome-file> >>> <welcome-file>index.htm</welcome-file> >>> <welcome-file>index.jsp</welcome-file> >>> </welcome-file-list> >>> >>> <security-constraint> >>> <web-resource-collection> >>> <web-resource-name>Include files</web-resource-name> >>> <description>No direct access to include files.</description> >>> <url-pattern>/include/*</url-pattern> >>> <http-method>POST</http-method> >>> <http-method>GET</http-method> >>> </web-resource-collection> >>> >>> <auth-constraint> >>> <description>No direct browser access to include files.</description> >>> <role-name>NobodyHasThisRole</role-name> >>> </auth-constraint> >>> </security-constraint> >>> >>> </web-app> >>> >>>> >>>> Also, the a web application with that error, we need to see WEB-INF/web.xml >>> >>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> >>> <web-app xmlns="http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/javaee"; >>> xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/xmlschema-instance"; >>> xsi:schemalocation="http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/javaee >>> http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_3_1.xsd"; >>> version="3.1" >>> metadata-complete="true"> >>> >>> <env-entry> >>> <env-entry-name>connurl</env-entry-name> >>> <env-entry-value>jdbc:mysql://localhost/members?</env-entry-value> >>> <env-entry-type>java.lang.string</env-entry-type> >>> </env-entry> >>> >>> <env-entry> >>> <env-entry-name>dbpassword</env-entry-name> >>> <env-entry-value>obfuscated</env-entry-value> >>> <env-entry-type>java.lang.string</env-entry-type> >>> </env-entry> >>> >>> <env-entry> >>> <env-entry-name>webuser</env-entry-name> >>> <env-entry-value>user</env-entry-value> >>> <env-entry-type>java.lang.string</env-entry-type> >>> </env-entry> >>> >>> </web-app> >>> >>>> >>>> <snip/> >>>> >>>>> i don't know that i have "junk" in the conf files. i don't tend to be >>>>> inventive >>>>> with these things myself. here's my whole server.xml file, sans comments. >>>>> please >>>>> let me know if you see anything wrong. >>>> >>>> <snip/> >>>> >>>> >>>>> <host name="www.horeb-wright3.org" appbase="webapps" >>>>> unpackwars="true" autodeploy="true" >>>>> xmlvalidation="false" xmlnamespaceaware="false"> >>>> >>>> set autodeploy="false". i think you will be getting double deployment. >>> >>> Done, although it doesn't seem to have cut down on the number of log >>> messages >>> generated in catalina.out. >>> >>>> Remove the 2 xml settings. a) the belong on the Context, not the Host >>>> and b) you are using the defaults so there is no need to include them at >>>> all. >>> >>> Done. >>> >>>>> <Alias>horeb-wright3.org</Alias> >>>>> <Logger className="org.apache.catalina.logger.FileLogger" >>>>> directory="logs/" prefix="horeb_access_log" suffix=".log" >>>>> timestamp="true"/> >>>> >>>> Remove the entire Logger element. It is unsupported and isn't doing >>>> anything. >>> >>> Done. >>> >>> None of the above have altered the source level is 1.5 error. >> >> >> The unchanged number of log entries, coupled with the fact that modifying >> compilerSourceVM has no apparent effect, makes me wonder if this Tomcat >> instance is actually using the configuration files you think it is. It >> wouldn’t be the first time that kind of non-obvious mistake has occurred. >> >> - Chuck > > So, how would I verify Tomcat is using the correct conf files?
If you’re using a Tomcat downloaded from tomcat.apache.org, the startup directories are displayed by default by the startup.sh script. Also, the catalina.out and catalina.yyyy-mm-dd.log files show more extensive information, including whatever is being used for CATALINA_BASE and CATALINA_HOME. For example: 12-Dec-2025 18:12:09.237 INFO [main] org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener.log Server version name: Apache Tomcat/10.1.50 12-Dec-2025 18:12:09.239 INFO [main] org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener.log Server built: Dec 2 2025 22:57:41 UTC 12-Dec-2025 18:12:09.239 INFO [main] org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener.log Server version number: 10.1.50.0 12-Dec-2025 18:12:09.239 INFO [main] org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener.log OS Name: Mac OS X 12-Dec-2025 18:12:09.239 INFO [main] org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener.log OS Version: 26.2 12-Dec-2025 18:12:09.239 INFO [main] org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener.log Architecture: aarch64 12-Dec-2025 18:12:09.239 INFO [main] org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener.log Java Home: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/temurin-24.jdk/Contents/Home 12-Dec-2025 18:12:09.239 INFO [main] org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener.log JVM Version: 24.0.2+12 12-Dec-2025 18:12:09.239 INFO [main] org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener.log JVM Vendor: Eclipse Adoptium 12-Dec-2025 18:12:09.239 INFO [main] org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener.log CATALINA_BASE: /Users/chuck/Downloads/apache-tomcat-10.1.50 12-Dec-2025 18:12:09.239 INFO [main] org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener.log CATALINA_HOME: /Users/chuck/Downloads/apache-tomcat-10.1.50 (The above is from a completely stock fresh download of Tomcat 10.1.) If you’re using a 3rd-party repackaged version of Tomcat, things may well be a bit different... > I am keeping separate directory links under /srv/tomcat and when I move the > link > back to the 8.5 version everything work. When I move it to the 10.1 version I > get the errors. Can you elaborate on that a bit more? Precisely what is in /srv/tomcat and what “links” are you referring to? Also, can you explain exactly how you install and start your multiple Tomcat instances? - Chuck
