I just sent a file to
nitpick@javaranch.com that covers the Servlets instruction area, from the contents links through the first Assignment and the notes on Packages. The text now has instructions for using Apache Tomcat.
I think it tested out pretty solid. I have Windows XP. I might be trying out Ubuntu server in the next week or two, if you don't have a tester for that.
I was able to follow along pretty well. I have
Java EE, not SE, so there was one step that I couldn't
test. But I did load a new Apache Tomcat from scratch and everything seems to be working out well.
I wasn't entirely clear on the part where the file structure is created PRIOR to compilation to match the package structure. I was able to compile the edited BeeServlet with the new package header just fine from the root directory in my work area. So I didn't include that in the instructions. I did, however, include the file structure changes needed in Tomcat that result from the package structure.
I hope this work proves helpful, and gets us closer to having an updated set of instructions! My basic plan is to continue with my HTML rewrite (I'm avoiding the
JSP sections) as I do the assignments. I just sent in my first assignment, "NowServlet".