[Laszlo-user] laszlo app behind a symlink

[Benjamin Shine]

We investigated the bug but determined it was a tomcat issue, not a  
laszlo issue. We're not tomcat experts here -- just enough to get by.  
I'm not sure why it works for lzx files, but as for the fact that it  
doesn't work for non-lzx files, I suggest consulting a  tomcat  
knowledgebase/book/community. Do let us know if you figure it out.

By the way, I haven't tried using tomcat 6 yet. Not even tomcat 5.5;  
I'm stuck on 5.0.30. How is 6 working out for you?

-ben


On Jun 11, 2007, at 6:41 AM, Vincent de Phily wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm have set up the "my-apps" folder to be a symlink to the real  
> folder (for
> various reasons, including easily testing my code on various  
> versions of
> laszlo).
>
> This works fine for *.lzx files but not for anything else. I can't  
> load any
> xml, jpg, or whatever (wether loading from laszlo or directly from the
> browser). Same file location and permissions. It works if I copy  
> the files
> directly in there, with no symlink in the way.
>
> Somebody else opened a bug about it but got no usefull reply :
> http://www.openlaszlo.org/jira/browse/LPP-4031
>
>
>
> I'm using tomcat 6.0.13, and laszlo 4 (SOLO mode, "dev kit" war file).
>
> I tried setting up the "allowLinking" attribute mentioned in  
> various places
> (either in the global context.xml, web.xml, or the laszlo web.xml).  
> I tried
> re-declaring and re-mapping the "default" servlet in laszlo's  
> web.xml. I
> tried assigning the issue to my sysadmin colleagues. Nothing worked.
>
> I actually found a workaround, but it is ugly and linux-specific (no
> relationship between these two attributes :p) : instead of using  
> symlinks,
> I "mount --bind" the folders. This will do for a little while, but  
> I can't
> use it on the final system.
>
>
> So... Any ideas ?
> Thanks.
> -- 
> Vincent de Phily

Benjamin Shine
Software Engineer, Open Laszlo / Laszlo Systems
ben at laszlosystems.com