[news.eclipse.webtools] Re: Web project does not start

[Larry Isaacs <Larry.Isaacs@xxxxxxx>]

Jarkko Miettinen wrote:
> I have a following problem:
> We have a project where we are using JSPs. I am using Tomcat as a web 
> container for this project and I have problems getting this project 
> running. What I've done is following:
> Check out the project from SVN using new->SVN->checkout project from 
> SVN. Then I create the project as Web->Dynamic web project.
> In our source structure that I check out from SVN we have src/main and 
> src/tests which I "use as source folders" to bring them to top level and 
> to get the packages right and webapps/equipment under which the WEB-INF 
> and META-INF lie. Then built classes (with ant) go in 
> webapps/equipment/WEB-INF/classes.
> Context.xml lies in webapps/equipment/META-INF and web.xml in 
> webapps/equipment/WEB-INF.
> Problem is that after I add this project to my tomcat server using 
> Eclipse tools (Servers view and add/remove projects) I do not get any 
> program started.
> I've once successfully gotten this to work but I do not know what I've 
> done differently at that time.
>
> I understand that this is kind of decoherent explanation but I do not 
> know that on what points should I give more details.

When you created the Dynamic Web Project, did you specify the Content 
Directory as "webapps/equipment" and the Java Source Directory as 
"src/main"?

Note, after doing so, you would still need to add the "src/tests" as a 
second Java Source folder.  Both of the source folders should output to 
the default output folder which would be "build\classes".  These built 
classes will get copied to the WEB-INF/classes folder during Export to a 
war file or when the project is published to a server.  They do not need 
to be directed to the "webapps/equipment/WEB-INF/classes" in your 
project using an Ant build.

Cheers,
Larry