[MacPorts] #48302: tomcat8 @ 8.0.24 looking for review/feedback/help

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#48302: tomcat8 @ 8.0.24 looking for review/feedback/help
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 Reporter:  raupach@…   |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
     Type:  submission  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal      |  Milestone:
Component:  ports       |    Version:  2.3.3
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 MacPorts is missing a current Apache Tomcat 8 port. Unlike tomcat5 and
 tomcat6 this does not build tomcat. It downloads and extracts a binary
 from one of the Apache mirror sites.

 I am totally new to creating ports files. This is my first attempt and it
 would be nice if someone is willing to help/work with me on this port. I
 do have experiences with running Apache Tomcat on *nix servers.

 This port is plain and simple it just downloads, extracts and copies files
 to ${prefix}/share/java. You can start and stop tomcat via the provided
 scripts in /bin. This is probably not how a server should act.

 * Should I create a custom system account and group e.g. tomcat:tomcat?
 * Start and stop via launched?
 * How should I deal with updates? Lets say I change my server.xml and the
 port updates? Is it possible to keep files around?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/48302>
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