The 3.0.2 version of the LWS Base Module and the 1.1.1 version of the LWS JSP Module were released today, bringing both modules in sync with the Tomcat 4.1.24 version and fixing a few other problems.
LWS JSP 1.1 Released
LWS JSP Module 1.1 adds support for shared tag libraries.
LWS JSTL 1.0 Released
The LWS JSTL Module makes an implementation of the JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL) automcatically available to all applications served by LWS.
JSP Code Conventions added
Sun has released a pretty good set of Code Conventions for JSP. They are now included in the resource collection on this site.
LWS Examples Module Updated
The LWS servlet and JSP examples have been cleaned up and released as LWS Examples 1.0.1. You can download or upgrade to the new version using the JustGetIt module manager.
LWS 3.0.1 Released
Problems with the shortcuts generated on Windows XP/NT/2000 have been corrected and the scripts have been improved for all platforms. For Windows you must use the new installer to upgrade (uninstall LWS 3.0 first), but for all other platforms you can upgrade with the JustGetIt module manager.
LWS 3.0 Released
LiteWebServer 3.0 introduces a number of goodies for our popular Java web server: a modular design with the JustGetIt™ module manager for easy upgrades; full support for Servlet 2.3 out-of-the-box and JSP 1.2 as an add-on module; a BSD-style open source license and new support license options.
Why doesn’t Tomcat find my tag library or JSTL?
When I’m running the JSP examples (or some other JSP page that uses a tag library), I receive this error:
But the tag library JAR files are installed in WEB-INF/lib as the should. What’s wrong? |
Answer: In most cases, you get this error because of one of these issues:
For very old versions of Tomcat (e.g., Tomcat 4.0.4) , another reason for this can be that the CATALINA_HOME/temp directory is missing, see http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11489 for details Create this directory if it’s missing, restart Tomcat and try again. |
Java Enterprise Best Practices released
Java Enterprise Best Practices (O’Reilly) has just been released. This book brings together practical tips based on the experience of O’Reilly writers such as Jason Hunter (servlets), Brett McLaughlin (XML) and George Reese (JDBC), and includes a JSP chapter by me. Buy it now at Amazon.com.
JSTL Part 3 at ONJava.com
The third (and final) part of my article series about JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL) 1.0 is now available at ONJava.com.