how to retain compiled jsp class files after shutdown

[thundley]

By default, every time I shutdown a jboss server instance, it removes the content of my server's work folder. This mean each time I restart the server and hit my pages, there is a delay while jboss recompiles the pages. This is not the behavior I am used to with other servers. How can I configure jboss to save the compiled pages and only recompile them if they change?

[jaikiran]

You will have to precompile your jsps separately and package them in your application. Here's how you can precompile the jsps in your application:

Section "Web Application Compilation" at http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.0-doc/jasper-howto.html#Web%20Application%20Compilation