Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 14:32:21 -0500 From: Brent Verner <brent@rcfile.org> To: Manfred Riem <mnriem@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports/75348: Tomcat port overwrites server.xml config file Message-ID: <20041221193221.GA14792@rcfile.org> In-Reply-To: <37919c31041221110775dc0396@mail.gmail.com> References: <200412211740.iBLHeUcw090127@freefall.freebsd.org> <20041221184340.GA14170@rcfile.org> <37919c31041221110775dc0396@mail.gmail.com>
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[2004-12-21 13:07] Manfred Riem said: | Why not use server.xml.sample for the original version? | That way one never has to worry ;) And it is the same | scheme as with rc scripts. Yes, except that server.xml and web.xml and other config files are _required_ for a working tomcat installation. I'm not opposed to the .sample approach, but I'm afraid that breaks the principle of least surprise (and this list would be fielding more bug reports because of tomcat not working after an upgrade). If we did this, we'd still have to juggle config files around to, with great certainty, leave the user with a working tomcat after an upgrade. There is likely no way we can have the right thing happen all the time, but I think the chosen solution should be the one that has the best chance of doing the right thing more often than any other. cheers. brent
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