Tomcat 4.1.24 with jikes

Question

How to correctly use tomcat with jikes? I change the web.xml of tomcat like this:
<servlet>
<servlet-name>jsp</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet</servlet-class>
<init-param>
<param-name>compiler</param-name>
<param-value>jikes</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>javaEncoding</param-name>
<param-value>ISO-8859-1</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>logVerbosityLevel</param-name>
<param-value>WARNING</param-value>
</init-param>
<load-on-startup>3</load-on-startup>
</servlet>
When i start the tomcat and goto a page, i get this errror:
Generated servlet error:
[javac] Since compiler setting isn't classic or modern,ignoring fork setting.
[javac] Compiling 1 source file
[javac] Since compiler setting isn't classic or modern,ignoring fork setting.
[javac] use: jikes [options] [@files] file.java...
[javac] For more help, try -help or -version.
[javac] Error: The option "-encoding" is unsupported in this build.
at org.apache.jasper.compiler.DefaultErrorHandler.javacError.......
What do i miss here? Pls provide the working way.

Answer 1

Okay I just finished doing this so I am not sure it actually works.
I am assuming this is on Windows.
I am using tomcat 4.1.12 and the jikes-1.18 jikes.exe for windows.
1: Add the path to the jikes bin directory to your system PATH variable.
2: Edit the tomcat bin\catalina.bat to add the following line:
rem Added line
set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;%JAVA_HOME%\jre\lib\rt.jar;;%JAVA_HOME%\lib\tools.jar
3: Edit the tomcat conf\web.xml. Add the following under the <servlet-name>jsp</servlet-name>
<init-param>
<param-name>jspCompilerPlugin</param-name>
<param-value>org.apache.jasper.compiler.JikesJavaCompiler</param-value>
</init-param>
Stop tomcat and use a new DOS window to restart tomcat.
Let me know if it works. It seems to be working for me.