Re: File locations: EAR, WAR, XML datasource

[Michael Koch <konqueror@gmx.de>]

On Sat, Dec 29, 2007 at 12:59:53PM +0100, Daniel Pocock wrote:
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> Hi,
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> Are there standard directory locations for the following types of files 
> which are normally deployed to a J2EE container:
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> - EAR and WAR files
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> - XML datasource files
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> By default, containers like JBoss look inside their own directory structure 
> (e.g. /opt/jboss/server/default/deploy) - however, they can be configured 
> to look in a central location (e.g. /usr/share/java/deploy perhaps).  This 
> would enable WAR files and EAR files to be packaged without worrying about 
> whether the user will install Jonas, JBoss, Tomcat or something else.
>
> I've looked in the Debian Java FAQ (EJB and Servlet sections) and also the 
> Wiki (link below) and couldn't find an existing answer to this question.
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> http://wiki.debian.org/FileSetsAndLocations
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> Also, defining such a directory would probably mean we need to define some 
> dependencies, such as `j2ee-war-container', and `j2ee-ejb-container'.  
> These dependencies would be satisfied by packages such as Tomcat, and could 
> be used to ensure that two conflicting containers were not installed.

We dont have such a directory (yet). I wonder if its possible to have
some. There are still small differences/incompatibilities between
different containers. Sure, there is a small common denominator. But
does really worlds applications only use this common denominator?


Cheers,
Michael