From 9fb636c35603fb94de6d712b02ad374028558d51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: brutzman <brutzman@nps.edu>
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2021 17:38:45 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] updated tomcat guidance
---
developers.html | 32 ++++++++++++++++++--------------
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/developers.html b/developers.html
index 84e7935c68..f97a61e823 100644
--- a/developers.html
+++ b/developers.html
@@ -2460,31 +2460,35 @@ netbeans_jdkhome="C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_221"</pre>
</p>
<ul>
<li>
- TODO confirm/omit.
- There is a
- <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/plugins/servlet/mobile#issue/NETBEANS-5602">Netbeans 12.3 problem with Tomcat</a>
- that should be fixed by
- <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Apache+NetBeans+12.5">Netbeans 12.4</a>,
- appearing in late May according to the
- <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Release+Schedule">Release Schedule</a>.
+ Ensure that <code>nb-javac</code> plugin is installed.
</li>
<li>
- Local installation as regular user (rather than local administrator) can simplify Tomcat configuration and access.
+ Allowing permissions for local user (rather than local administrator)
+ seems to be necessary for Tomcat configuration and access on Windows.
</li>
<li>
- Ensure that <code>CATALINA_HOME</code> points to root directory of current Tomcat installation.
+ Ensure that environment variable <code>CATALINA_HOME</code>
+ points to root directory of current Tomcat installation, for example
+ <code>C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 9.0</code>
</li>
<li>
- Ensure that <code>nb-javac</code> plugin is installed.
+ No plans yet to upgrade to Tomcat 10 since package and API invocation is much different.
</li>
+ <!-- fixed
<li>
<span style="color:darkorange"><b>Warning, troubleshooting in progress:</b></span>
not working in Netbeans 12.4, unsuccessful backtracking to Netbeans 12.2 and OpenJDK 14.02,
still trying...
</li>
- <li>
- No plans yet to upgrade to Tomcat 10 since package and class invocation is different.
- </li>
+ <li> apparently fixed
+ TODO confirm/omit.
+ There is a
+ <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/plugins/servlet/mobile#issue/NETBEANS-5602">Netbeans 12.3 problem with Tomcat</a>
+ that should be fixed by
+ <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Apache+NetBeans+12.5">Netbeans 12.4</a>,
+ appearing in late May according to the
+ <a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Release+Schedule">Release Schedule</a>.
+ </li> -->
</ul>
<p>
Example information for <i>conf/tomcat-users.xml</i> configuration file follows.
@@ -3085,7 +3089,7 @@ which can lead to the Internet of Things becoming the Web of Things. </i>
<a href="https://savage.nps.edu/developers.html">https://savage.nps.edu/developers.html</a>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
- Revised 12 October 2021.
+ Revised 17 October 2021.
</blockquote>
<p>
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