Apache Tomcat @VERSION@

Useful references:

• Release notes, with important information about known issues
• Changelog

NOTE: The tar files in this distribution use GNU tar extensions, and must be untarred with a GNU compatible version of tar. The version of tar on Solaris and Mac OS X will not work with these files.

Tomcat @VERSION_MAJOR_MINOR@ requires JRE 5.0 or later. Read the RELEASE-NOTES and the RUNNING.txt file in the distribution for more details.

Packaging Details (or "What Should I Download?")

bin/

apache-tomcat-[version].zip or .tar.gz

Base distribution. These distributions do not include the Windows service wrapper nor the compiled APR/native library for Windows.

apache-tomcat-[version].exe

32-bit/64-bit Windows installer for Tomcat.   Please note that while this distribution includes the vast majority of the base distribution, some of the command-line scripts for launching Tomcat are not included. This distribution is intended for those users planning to launch Tomcat through the Windows shortcuts or services.

apache-tomcat-[version]-windows-x86.zip

32-bit Windows specific distribution that includes the Windows service wrapper and the compiled APR/native library for use with 32-bit JVMs on both 32 and 64 bit Windows platforms.

apache-tomcat-[version]-windows-x64.zip

64-bit Windows specific distribution that includes the Windows service wrapper and the compiled APR/native library for use with 64-bit JVMs on x64 Windows platforms.

apache-tomcat-[version]-windows-i64.zip

64-bit Windows specific distribution that includes the Windows service wrapper and the compiled APR/native library for use with 64-bit JVMs on Itanium 64-bit Windows platforms.

apache-tomcat-[version]-deployer.zip or .tar.gz

The standalone Tomcat Web Application Deployer.

apache-tomcat-[version]-fulldocs.tar.gz

The Tomcat documentation bundle, including complete javadocs.

bin/extras/

Additional components. See documentation.

src/

apache-tomcat-[version].zip or .tar.gz

The source code. See building instructions.

Thank you for using Tomcat!.

The Apache Tomcat Project
http://tomcat.apache.org/