Hi,

I quite new to Tomcat but would like to try and setup a Tomcat server using SL5.

I have a freshly built SL5.2 server and a yum list on this showed:

# yum list tomcat*
Loading "changelog" plugin
Loading "skip-broken" plugin
Loading "allowdowngrade" plugin
Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
Loading "protectbase" plugin
Loading "kernel-module" plugin
Loading "priorities" plugin
Loading "downloadonly" plugin
Loading "security" plugin
Determining fastest mirrors
sl-security               100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
primary.xml.gz            100% |=========================|  232 B    00:00
sl-base                   100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
primary.xml.gz            100% |=========================| 929 kB    00:02
sl-base   : ################################################## 2597/2597
0 packages excluded due to repository protections
0 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
Installed Packages
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api.i386                 5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5      installed
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api.i386             5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5      installed
Available Packages
tomcat5.i386                             5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5      sl-base
tomcat5-admin-webapps.i386               5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5      sl-base
tomcat5-common-lib.i386                  5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5      sl-base
tomcat5-jasper.i386                      5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5      sl-base
tomcat5-jasper-javadoc.i386              5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5      sl-base
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc.i386         5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5      sl-base
tomcat5-server-lib.i386                  5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5      sl-base
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc.i386     5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5      sl-base
tomcat5-webapps.i386                     5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5      sl-base

so I went ahead and installed:

# yum -y install tomcat5.i386 tomcat5-admin-webapps.i386 tomcat5-webapps.i386
tomcat5-common-lib.i386 tomcat5-jasper.i386 tomcat5-jasper-javadoc.i386
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc.i386 tomcat5-server-lib.i386
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc.i386
Loading "changelog" plugin
Loading "skip-broken" plugin
Loading "allowdowngrade" plugin
Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
Loading "protectbase" plugin
Loading "kernel-module" plugin
Loading "priorities" plugin
Loading "downloadonly" plugin
Loading "security" plugin
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
0 packages excluded due to repository protections
0 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package tomcat5-jasper.i386 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5 set to be updated
---> Package tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc.i386 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5 set to
be updated
---> Package tomcat5-common-lib.i386 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: jaf >= 1.0.1 for package: tomcat5-common-lib
--> Processing Dependency: ant >= 1.6 for package: tomcat5-common-lib
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-logging >= 1.0.4 for package:
tomcat5-common-lib
--> Processing Dependency: mx4j >= 3.0.1 for package: tomcat5-common-lib
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-el >= 1.0 for package:
tomcat5-common-lib
--> Processing Dependency: eclipse-ecj >= 3.1.1 for package: tomcat5-common-lib
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-pool >= 1.2 for package:
tomcat5-common-lib
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-dbcp >= 1.2.1 for package:
tomcat5-common-lib
--> Processing Dependency: jaf >= 1.0.1 for package: tomcat5-common-lib
--> Processing Dependency: javamail >= 1.3.1 for package: tomcat5-common-lib
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-logging >= 1.0.4 for package:
tomcat5-common-lib
--> Processing Dependency: jta >= 1.0.1 for package: tomcat5-common-lib
--> Processing Dependency: eclipse-ecj >= 3.1.1 for package: tomcat5-common-lib
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-collections >= 3.1 for package:
tomcat5-common-lib
--> Processing Dependency: javamail >= 1.3.1 for package: tomcat5-common-lib
--> Processing Dependency: ant >= 1.6 for package: tomcat5-common-lib
--> Processing Dependency: jta >= 1.0.1 for package: tomcat5-common-lib
--> Processing Dependency: mx4j >= 3.0.1 for package: tomcat5-common-lib
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-el >= 1.0 for package:
tomcat5-common-lib
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-pool >= 1.2 for package:
tomcat5-common-lib
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-dbcp >= 1.2.1 for package:
tomcat5-common-lib
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-collections >= 3.1 for package:
tomcat5-common-lib
---> Package tomcat5-webapps.i386 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-taglibs-standard >= 1.1.0 for package:
tomcat5-webapps
---> Package tomcat5-jasper-javadoc.i386 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5 set to be updated
---> Package tomcat5-server-lib.i386 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-beanutils >= 1.7.0 for package:
tomcat5-server-lib
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-beanutils >= 1.7.0 for package:
tomcat5-server-lib
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-digester >= 1.6 for package:
tomcat5-server-lib
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-modeler >= 1.1-8jpp.1.0.1 for
package: tomcat5-server-lib
--> Processing Dependency: regexp >= 1.3 for package: tomcat5-server-lib
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-fileupload >= 1.0-1jpp for package:
tomcat5-server-lib
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-digester >= 1.6 for package:
tomcat5-server-lib
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-modeler >= 1.1-8jpp.1.0.1 for
package: tomcat5-server-lib
--> Processing Dependency: regexp >= 1.3 for package: tomcat5-server-lib
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-fileupload >= 1.0-1jpp for package:
tomcat5-server-lib
---> Package tomcat5.i386 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-daemon >= 1.0.1 for package: tomcat5
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-launcher >= 0.9 for package: tomcat5
---> Package tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc.i386 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5 set to be
updated
---> Package tomcat5-admin-webapps.i386 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: struts >= 1.1 for package: tomcat5-admin-webapps
--> Running transaction check
---> Package ant.i386 0:1.6.5-2jpp.2 set to be updated
---> Package mx4j.i386 1:3.0.1-6jpp.4 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: xml-commons for package: mx4j
--> Processing Dependency: bcel >= 5.0 for package: mx4j
--> Processing Dependency: axis >= 1.1 for package: mx4j
--> Processing Dependency: log4j >= 1.2.7 for package: mx4j
---> Package jakarta-commons-dbcp.i386 0:1.2.1-7jpp.1 set to be updated
---> Package struts.i386 0:1.2.9-4jpp.5 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-validator for package: struts
--> Processing Dependency: oro for package: struts
---> Package jakarta-commons-launcher.i386 0:0.9-6jpp.1 set to be updated
---> Package jakarta-commons-daemon.i386 1:1.0.1-6jpp.1 set to be updated
---> Package geronimo-specs-compat.i386 0:1.0-0.M2.2jpp.12 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: geronimo-specs = 1.0-0.M2.2jpp.12 for package:
geronimo-specs-compat
---> Package jakarta-commons-pool.i386 0:1.3-5jpp.1 set to be updated
---> Package jakarta-commons-beanutils.i386 0:1.7.0-5jpp.1 set to be updated
---> Package jakarta-commons-digester.i386 0:1.7-5jpp.1 set to be updated
---> Package jakarta-taglibs-standard.i386 0:1.1.1-7jpp.1 set to be updated
---> Package jakarta-commons-logging.i386 0:1.0.4-6jpp.1 set to be updated
---> Package jakarta-commons-modeler.i386 0:1.1-8jpp.3.el5 set to be updated
---> Package eclipse-ecj.i386 1:3.2.1-19.el5 set to be updated
---> Package jakarta-commons-el.i386 0:1.0-7jpp.1 set to be updated
---> Package jakarta-commons-fileupload.i386 1:1.0-6jpp.1 set to be updated
---> Package classpathx-jaf.i386 0:1.0-9jpp.1 set to be updated
---> Package jakarta-commons-collections.i386 0:3.2-2jpp.3 set to be updated
---> Package classpathx-mail.i386 0:1.1.1-4jpp.2 set to be updated
---> Package regexp.i386 0:1.4-2jpp.2 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
---> Package jakarta-oro.i386 0:2.0.8-3jpp.1 set to be updated
---> Package log4j.i386 0:1.2.13-3jpp.2 set to be updated
---> Package bcel.i386 0:5.1-8jpp.1 set to be updated
---> Package axis.i386 0:1.2.1-2jpp.6 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-discovery for package: axis
--> Processing Dependency: jakarta-commons-httpclient for package: axis
--> Processing Dependency: wsdl4j for package: axis
---> Package jakarta-commons-validator.i386 0:1.1.4-5jpp.1 set to be updated
---> Package geronimo-specs.i386 0:1.0-0.M2.2jpp.12 set to be updated
---> Package xml-commons.i386 0:1.3.02-0.b2.7jpp.10 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
---> Package jakarta-commons-discovery.i386 1:0.3-4jpp.1 set to be updated
---> Package jakarta-commons-httpclient.i386 1:3.0-7jpp.1 set to be updated
---> Package wsdl4j.i386 0:1.5.2-4jpp.1 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Beginning Kernel Module Plugin
Finished Kernel Module Plugin

Dependencies Resolved

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 Package                 Arch       Version          Repository        Size
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Installing:
 tomcat5-admin-webapps   i386       5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5  sl-base           3.0 M
 tomcat5-jasper-javadoc  i386       5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5  sl-base           289 k
 tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc  i386       5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5  sl-base          
149 k
 tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc  i386       5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5  sl-base      
    156 k
 tomcat5-webapps         i386       5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5  sl-base           1.2 M
Installing for dependencies:
 ant                     i386       1.6.5-2jpp.2     sl-base           2.0 M
 axis                    i386       1.2.1-2jpp.6     sl-base           3.1 M
 bcel                    i386       5.1-8jpp.1       sl-base           995 k
 classpathx-jaf          i386       1.0-9jpp.1       sl-base           101 k
 classpathx-mail         i386       1.1.1-4jpp.2     sl-base           1.1 M
 eclipse-ecj             i386       1:3.2.1-19.el5   sl-base           7.9 M
 geronimo-specs          i386       1.0-0.M2.2jpp.12  sl-base           231 k
 geronimo-specs-compat   i386       1.0-0.M2.2jpp.12  sl-base           5.4 k
 jakarta-commons-beanutils  i386       1.7.0-5jpp.1     sl-base           524 k
 jakarta-commons-collections  i386       3.2-2jpp.3       sl-base           1.0 M
 jakarta-commons-daemon  i386       1:1.0.1-6jpp.1   sl-base            44 k
 jakarta-commons-dbcp    i386       1.2.1-7jpp.1     sl-base           241 k
 jakarta-commons-digester  i386       1.7-5jpp.1       sl-base           313 k
 jakarta-commons-discovery  i386       1:0.3-4jpp.1     sl-base           133 k
 jakarta-commons-el      i386       1.0-7jpp.1       sl-base           240 k
 jakarta-commons-fileupload  i386       1:1.0-6jpp.1     sl-base            48 k
 jakarta-commons-httpclient  i386       1:3.0-7jpp.1     sl-base           513 k
 jakarta-commons-launcher  i386       0.9-6jpp.1       sl-base            87 k
 jakarta-commons-logging  i386       1.0.4-6jpp.1     sl-base           105 k
 jakarta-commons-modeler  i386       1.1-8jpp.3.el5   sl-base           229 k
 jakarta-commons-pool    i386       1.3-5jpp.1       sl-base           127 k
 jakarta-commons-validator  i386       1.1.4-5jpp.1     sl-base           154 k
 jakarta-oro             i386       2.0.8-3jpp.1     sl-base           173 k
 jakarta-taglibs-standard  i386       1.1.1-7jpp.1     sl-base           673 k
 log4j                   i386       1.2.13-3jpp.2    sl-base           634 k
 mx4j                    i386       1:3.0.1-6jpp.4   sl-base           2.5 M
 regexp                  i386       1.4-2jpp.2       sl-base            91 k
 struts                  i386       1.2.9-4jpp.5     sl-base           1.0 M
 tomcat5                 i386       5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5  sl-base           335 k
 tomcat5-common-lib      i386       5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5  sl-base           196 k
 tomcat5-jasper          i386       5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5  sl-base           980 k
 tomcat5-server-lib      i386       5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5  sl-base           3.6 M
 wsdl4j                  i386       1.5.2-4jpp.1     sl-base           385 k
 xml-commons             i386       1.3.02-0.b2.7jpp.10  sl-base            19 k

Transaction Summary
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Install     39 Package(s)
Update       0 Package(s)
Remove       0 Package(s)

Total download size: 34 M
Downloading Packages:
(1/39): regexp-1.4-2jpp.2 100% |=========================|  91 kB    00:00
(2/39): classpathx-mail-1 100% |=========================| 1.1 MB    00:00
(3/39): xml-commons-1.3.0 100% |=========================|  19 kB    00:00
(4/39): jakarta-commons-c 100% |=========================| 1.0 MB    00:00
(5/39): geronimo-specs-1. 100% |=========================| 231 kB    00:00
(6/39): tomcat5-admin-web 100% |=========================| 3.0 MB    00:00
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(12/39): eclipse-ecj-3.2. 100% |=========================| 7.9 MB    00:01
(13/39): axis-1.2.1-2jpp. 100% |=========================| 3.1 MB    00:00
(14/39): jakarta-commons- 100% |=========================| 229 kB    00:00
(15/39): jakarta-commons- 100% |=========================| 105 kB    00:00
(16/39): jakarta-taglibs- 100% |=========================| 673 kB    00:00
(17/39): jakarta-commons- 100% |=========================| 313 kB    00:00
(18/39): tomcat5-webapps- 100% |=========================| 1.2 MB    00:00
(19/39): tomcat5-common-l 100% |=========================| 196 kB    00:00
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(24/39): bcel-5.1-8jpp.1. 100% |=========================| 995 kB    00:00
(25/39): jakarta-commons- 100% |=========================| 513 kB    00:00
(26/39): geronimo-specs-c 100% |=========================| 5.4 kB    00:00
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(30/39): tomcat5-jasper-j 100% |=========================| 289 kB    00:00
(31/39): struts-1.2.9-4jp 100% |=========================| 1.0 MB    00:00
(32/39): jakarta-commons- 100% |=========================| 241 kB    00:00
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(34/39): mx4j-3.0.1-6jpp. 100% |=========================| 2.5 MB    00:01
(35/39): jakarta-oro-2.0. 100% |=========================| 173 kB    00:00
(36/39): tomcat5-server-l 100% |=========================| 3.6 MB    00:00
(37/39): tomcat5-jasper-5 100% |=========================| 980 kB    00:00
(38/39): ant-1.6.5-2jpp.2 100% |=========================| 2.0 MB    00:00
(39/39): jakarta-commons- 100% |=========================| 133 kB    00:00
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
  Installing: jakarta-commons-logging      ####################### [ 1/39]
  Installing: jakarta-commons-collections  ####################### [ 2/39]
  Installing: jakarta-commons-beanutils    ####################### [ 3/39]
  Installing: jakarta-commons-digester     ####################### [ 4/39]
  Installing: classpathx-jaf               ####################### [ 5/39]
  Installing: classpathx-mail              ####################### [ 6/39]
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  Installing: tomcat5-jasper               ####################### [13/39]
  Installing: jakarta-commons-validator    ####################### [14/39]
  Installing: struts                       ####################### [15/39]
  Installing: jakarta-commons-dbcp         ####################### [16/39]
  Installing: bcel                         ####################### [17/39]
  Installing: jakarta-commons-discovery    ####################### [18/39]
  Installing: jakarta-commons-httpclient   ####################### [19/39]
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  Installing: jakarta-commons-modeler      ####################### [26/39]
  Installing: tomcat5-server-lib           ####################### [27/39]
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  Installing: geronimo-specs               ####################### [28/39]
  Installing: geronimo-specs-compat        ####################### [29/39]
  Installing: jakarta-commons-daemon       ####################### [30/39]
  Installing: jakarta-commons-launcher     ####################### [31/39]
  Installing: ant                          ####################### [32/39]
  Installing: tomcat5-common-lib           ####################### [33/39]
  Installing: tomcat5                      ####################### [34/39]
/usr/bin/build-jar-repository: error: Could not find xml-commons-apis Java
extension for this JVM
/usr/bin/build-jar-repository: error: Some specified jars were not found for
this jvm
  Installing: tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc  ####################### [35/39]
  Installing: tomcat5-jasper-javadoc       ####################### [36/39]
  Installing: tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-java ####################### [37/39]
  Installing: tomcat5-webapps              ####################### [38/39]
  Installing: tomcat5-admin-webapps        ####################### [39/39]

Installed: tomcat5-admin-webapps.i386 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5
tomcat5-jasper-javadoc.i386 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc.i386 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc.i386 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5 tomcat5-webapps.i386
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5
Dependency Installed: ant.i386 0:1.6.5-2jpp.2 axis.i386 0:1.2.1-2jpp.6
bcel.i386 0:5.1-8jpp.1 classpathx-jaf.i386 0:1.0-9jpp.1 classpathx-mail.i386
0:1.1.1-4jpp.2 eclipse-ecj.i386 1:3.2.1-19.el5 geronimo-specs.i386
0:1.0-0.M2.2jpp.12 geronimo-specs-compat.i386 0:1.0-0.M2.2jpp.12
jakarta-commons-beanutils.i386 0:1.7.0-5jpp.1 jakarta-commons-collections.i386
0:3.2-2jpp.3 jakarta-commons-daemon.i386 1:1.0.1-6jpp.1
jakarta-commons-dbcp.i386 0:1.2.1-7jpp.1 jakarta-commons-digester.i386
0:1.7-5jpp.1 jakarta-commons-discovery.i386 1:0.3-4jpp.1
jakarta-commons-el.i386 0:1.0-7jpp.1 jakarta-commons-fileupload.i386
1:1.0-6jpp.1 jakarta-commons-httpclient.i386 1:3.0-7jpp.1
jakarta-commons-launcher.i386 0:0.9-6jpp.1 jakarta-commons-logging.i386
0:1.0.4-6jpp.1 jakarta-commons-modeler.i386 0:1.1-8jpp.3.el5
jakarta-commons-pool.i386 0:1.3-5jpp.1 jakarta-commons-validator.i386
0:1.1.4-5jpp.1 jakarta-oro.i386 0:2.0.8-3jpp.1 jakarta-taglibs-standard.i386
0:1.1.1-7jpp.1 log4j.i386 0:1.2.13-3jpp.2 mx4j.i386 1:3.0.1-6jpp.4 regexp.i386
0:1.4-2jpp.2 struts.i386 0:1.2.9-4jpp.5 tomcat5.i386 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5
tomcat5-common-lib.i386 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5 tomcat5-jasper.i386
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5 tomcat5-server-lib.i386 0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5 wsdl4j.i386
0:1.5.2-4jpp.1 xml-commons.i386 0:1.3.02-0.b2.7jpp.10
Complete!

Any ideas what this error means?

/usr/bin/build-jar-repository: error: Could not find xml-commons-apis Java
extension for this JVM
/usr/bin/build-jar-repository: error: Some specified jars were not found for
this jvm

because it's caused some grief as trying to start tomcat5 shows:

# service tomcat5 start
Starting tomcat5: /usr/bin/rebuild-jar-repository: error: Could not find
xml-commons-apis Java extension for this JVM
/usr/bin/rebuild-jar-repository: error: Some detected jars were not found for
this jvm
                                                           [  OK  ]
Ok, so I then run:

# yum whatprovides xml-commons-apis
Loading "changelog" plugin
Loading "skip-broken" plugin
Loading "allowdowngrade" plugin
Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
Loading "protectbase" plugin
Loading "kernel-module" plugin
Loading "priorities" plugin
Loading "downloadonly" plugin
Loading "security" plugin
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
0 packages excluded due to repository protections
0 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
xml-commons-apis.i386 : APIs subproject of xml-commons
jdk.i586 : Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition Development Kit
jdk.i586 : Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition Development Kit

which makes some sense:

# yum list xml-commons
Loading "changelog" plugin
Loading "skip-broken" plugin
Loading "allowdowngrade" plugin
Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
Loading "protectbase" plugin
Loading "kernel-module" plugin
Loading "priorities" plugin
Loading "downloadonly" plugin
Loading "security" plugin
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
0 packages excluded due to repository protections
0 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
Installed Packages
xml-commons.i386                         1.3.02-0.b2.7jpp.10    installed

So let's see what this provides:

# yum list xml-commons\*
Loading "changelog" plugin
Loading "skip-broken" plugin
Loading "allowdowngrade" plugin
Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
Loading "protectbase" plugin
Loading "kernel-module" plugin
Loading "priorities" plugin
Loading "downloadonly" plugin
Loading "security" plugin
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
0 packages excluded due to repository protections
0 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
Installed Packages
xml-commons.i386                         1.3.02-0.b2.7jpp.10    installed
xml-commons-resolver.i386                1.1-1jpp.12            installed
Available Packages
xml-commons-apis.i386                    1.3.02-0.b2.7jpp.10    sl-base
xml-commons-apis-javadoc.i386            1.3.02-0.b2.7jpp.10    sl-base
xml-commons-apis-manual.i386             1.3.02-0.b2.7jpp.10    sl-base
xml-commons-resolver-javadoc.i386        1.1-1jpp.12            sl-base
xml-commons-which.i386                   1.3.02-0.b2.7jpp.10    sl-base
xml-commons-which-javadoc.i386           1.3.02-0.b2.7jpp.10    sl-base

Ok, let's try and install this stuff:

# yum -y install xml-commons-apis.i386 xml-commons-apis-javadoc.i386
xml-commons-apis-manual.i386
Loading "changelog" plugin
Loading "skip-broken" plugin
Loading "allowdowngrade" plugin
Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
Loading "protectbase" plugin
Loading "kernel-module" plugin
Loading "priorities" plugin
Loading "downloadonly" plugin
Loading "security" plugin
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
0 packages excluded due to repository protections
0 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package xml-commons-apis-manual.i386 0:1.3.02-0.b2.7jpp.10 set to be updated
---> Package xml-commons-apis.i386 0:1.3.02-0.b2.7jpp.10 set to be updated
---> Package xml-commons-apis-javadoc.i386 0:1.3.02-0.b2.7jpp.10 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Beginning Kernel Module Plugin
Finished Kernel Module Plugin

Dependencies Resolved

 ============================================================================
 Package                 Arch       Version          Repository        Size
 ============================================================================
Installing:
 xml-commons-apis        i386       1.3.02-0.b2.7jpp.10  sl-base           334 k
 xml-commons-apis-javadoc  i386       1.3.02-0.b2.7jpp.10  sl-base           653 k
 xml-commons-apis-manual  i386       1.3.02-0.b2.7jpp.10  sl-base           568 k

Transaction Summary
 ============================================================================
Install      3 Package(s)
Update       0 Package(s)
Remove       0 Package(s)

Total download size: 1.5 M
Downloading Packages:
(1/3): xml-commons-apis-j 100% |=========================| 653 kB    00:00
(2/3): xml-commons-apis-1 100% |=========================| 334 kB    00:00
(3/3): xml-commons-apis-m 100% |=========================| 568 kB    00:00
Running rpm_check_debug
ERROR with rpm_check_debug vs depsolve:
Package java-1.5.0-sun-compat needs jdk = 2000:1.5.0_15-fcs, this is not
available.
Complete!

Doesn't install (ignore the "Complete!", xml-commons* really isn't installed
because of the error above).

So what does the server have installed:

# rpm -q jdk
jdk-1.5.0_15-fcs.i586

# rpm -q java-1.5.0-sun-compat
java-1.5.0-sun-compat-1.5.0.15-1jpp.noarch

Hmm.. so what's it complaining about exactly??

Has anyone got a Tomcat5 server running with SL5? or maybe it's easier to grab
a prebuilt Xen Tomcat guest from somewhere??

I know it's a long winded email, but I couldn't see any other way to explain
the process I went through. Any comments are welcome.

Michael.