Tomcat

This covers using Tomcat as a Eclipse WTP Server runtime to host the application.

Reference

• Find out how to install the Tomcat WTP Server Adapter
• Tomcat Maven Archetypes

Maven

Setting up maven with a Tomcat dependency.

• Tomcat plugin

  <!-- http://tomcat.apache.org/maven-plugin-2.2/context-goals.html - goals -->
  <plugin>
    <groupId>org.apache.tomcat.maven</groupId>
    <artifactId>tomcat7-maven-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>2.2</version>
    <configuration>
      <webappDirectory>src/main/webapp</webappDirectory>
    </configuration>
  </plugin>
  

Create project

Create a multi module webapp from a Maven archetype.

• TBroyer Multi Module Webapp

Debugging

Auto Configure GWT Development Mode

The GWT Eclipse Plugin can automatically start GWT Development Mode.

Manually Configure GWT Development Mode

Manually Configuring the -launcherDir in the GWT Eclipse Plugin. Auto configure has now taken over.