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Here are some notes on getting Java and Tomcat to run on a Max with OSX (10.3.5 as at this writing).
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Copy the Pref Pane to Macintosh HD > Library > PreferencePanes
Go to System Preferences and click the Pane for "Environment Variables"
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2) Another way is to use the method getResourceAsStreamget{{`Resource}}As
Stream() from the
ServletContext Servlet
`Context class. This allows you update the file without having to reload the webapp as required by the first method. Typical code snippet, without all the try catches:
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