Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:39:08 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: andreas.junius@googlemail.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to install Tomcat 7 Message-ID: <20110221153908.GC32318@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <4D6226DC.6020604@googlemail.com> References: <4D6226DC.6020604@googlemail.com>
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On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 07:18:28PM +1030, Andreas Junius wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> This is my first post to this list, so I hope I get it right. I'm new to
> both Unix and freeBSD and I've been doing my first steps for three days
> now. I was able to install Java and Tomcat 6, because these products are
> part of the ports directory. However I'd prefer Tomcat 7, so I got the
> tomcat7.tar.gz and extracted the files to /usr/ports/www/tomcat7.
I am not sure I understand all of what you say and I have never
installed Tomcat separately. But,,,
If I install something from source that is not in ports, I generally
put the ...tar.gz file of its source in /usr/local/src and then
un-gz/untar it (tar xzvf...) there. Normally, a well made open source
product will make a directory for the product and put everything in
there. Just cd to that and start building.
That usually starts with running configure from within that directory, ge.
NOTE here: Do not confuse this pre-build configure that sets up compiler
and loader and system options with the post-build configure
mentioned below that sets up running options for the utility.
# ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/product_name \
/ more_configure_options_if_necessary
# make
# make install
Then do what it takes to configure it to run - there may be a config file
typically in /usr/local/product_name/conf/... In FreeBSD some of
the configuration items can be set in /etc/rc.conf
If it is to run as a daemon, set up its startup in the rc.d
Nowdays, most reasonable open source products that are set up
with a good layout, conprehensive prebuild configure and well built
make files to be installed on a UNIX or Lunix system follow this
basic pattern with a few small variations.
////jerry
>
> The I tried the following and got the message:
>
> # pwd
> /usr/ports/www/tomcat7
> # make install clean
> ===> Vulnerability check disabled, database not found
> ===> License accepted by the user
> => apache-tomcat-7.0.6.tar.gz is not in /usr/ports/www/tomcat7/distinfo.
> => Either /usr/ports/www/tomcat7/distinfo is out of date, or
> => apache-tomcat-7.0.6.tar.gz is spelled incorrectly.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop in /usr/ports/www/tomcat7.
>
>
> To be honest, I don't understand that message. That file
> apache-tomcat-7.0.6.tar.gz can't be in /usr/ports/www/tomcat7/distinfo,
> because distinfo is a file and not a directory. What went wrong? I got
> the missing file, however where is it supposed to be?
>
> Thanks for help,
>
> AndyJ
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