how to replace Tomcat in JBoss

[javatwo]

I am using JBoss 4.0.5 coming with Tomcat 5.5.
I changed some source code of Tomcat and rebuilt it. How to install the new Tomcat into the JBoss?
Only one file change of catalina.jar, but if I replace this jar only, an error will occur. Maybe the source is not compatible.

Thanks for help.
Dave

[peterj]

Which patch level of Tomcat did you change? 4.0.5 uses Tomcat 5.5.20

Too bad you are not using 4.2.x or I could provide a more full-proof way of patching Tomcat.

[jfclere]

4.0.5 uses 5.5.23 you could try the jars from http://repository.jboss.com/apache-tomcat/5.5.23.patch05-brew/lib/

[peterj]

4.0.5 uses 5.5.23

Really? Then the packaging process is broken. In the 4.0.5 source I downloaded in October of 2006, the third-party/apache-tomcat/components-info.xml file states:

<project name="apache-tomcat-component-info">

 <component id="apache-tomcat"
 licenseType="apache-2.0"
 version="5.5.20"
 projectHome="http://tomcat.apache.org"
 description="Tomcat 5.5 servlet 2.4 web container">

[peterj]

Just now looked at the binary at docs/license/third-party-licenses.xml. It states:

<module name='apache-tomcat'
 licenseType='apache-2.0'
 version='5.5.20'
 projectHome='http://tomcat.apache.org'
 description='Tomcat 5.5 servlet 2.4 web container'>

[javatwo]

I downloaded from http://tomcat.apache.org/download-55.cgi
it is 5.5.27.

I like to use 4.2.x, but I had problem using JSF myfaces on that version.

I should try the 5.5.20. Is there a standard way to replace Tomcat in Jboss? The directory structure is different.

Thanks!
Dave

[javatwo]

The reason I changed Tomcat source is to implement domain-level session cookie, such as mydomain.com.

[peterj]

If you get the correct version of Tomcat sources, replacing the catalina.jar should be sufficient.

What I do when I want to make this kind of a change is compile only the java source files that I changed, including the existing JAR files in the classpath. Then I place the compiled classes into the existing JAR file, replacing the existing classes, and keeping all of the classes I did not update.

[javatwo]

I could not find svn source branch for 5.5.20. the svn directory(branch) name is 5.5.x. I need 5.5.20 exactly. Could you please show me where to find the branch? Thanks.

Dave

[peterj]

Did you try the Tomcat source archives? http://archive.apache.org/dist/tomcat/tomcat-5/v5.5.20-original/src/

Note that there are 3 (!) different 5.5.20 sources. Do not ask me which one was used by JBossAS.