SiteMesh is a Java Servlet Filter and requires a container that,
- Conforms to Servlet 2.3 or higher specifications
- JAXP with a parser implementation (this is usually supplied by your Servlet container)
- JRE 1.3.x and JRE 1.4.x or higher for optimal performance
SiteMesh may also be built from source, with Java SDK version 1.4 or above, and Jakarta Ant 1.5 or above.
SiteMesh will generally work with most modern Servlet containers. Some of the containers tested and submitted to us out in the field are listed below,
- Apache Jakarta Tomcat 5.x and 6.x
- IBM WebSphere 5.x and 6.x
- Jetty
- Orion
- Oracle BEA WebLogic
- Oracle OC4J
- Resin
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Compatibility Issues
In rare cases specific products do not work with SiteMesh,
Container | Issue | Fix if Available | Further Details | SiteMesh Version |
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WebLogic 6.1, 7.0 and 7.0 SP1 | WebLogic bug results in requestDispatcher.forward() or requestDispatcher.include() failure. | WebLogic patch | Jira Ticket 10045 |
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WebLogic 8.1 SP1 | SiteMesh does not work due to various bugs in the JSP compilation engine. | Apply patch CR112789_81sp1 to your Weblogic |
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WebSphere 5.0.1 and 5.0.2 |
| Apply patch IBM iFix PQ80592 |
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Community Submitted Testing
SiteMesh has been tested on a number of containers. If you are using SiteMesh please share your results with us,
Container | Versions Tested | SiteMesh Version |
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Tomcat | 6.0.18, 6.0.20, 6.0.26 | 2.3.1 |
WebSphere |
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