On Debian 8
(1) download and install JDK 8 from oracle
(2) download and install Eclipse IDE for Jave EE
(3) apt-get install tomcat8 tomcat8-admin tomcat8-examples tomcat8-user mysql-server
(4) git clone https://github.com/mingewang/HibernateDataSource
it seems only hibernate 3’s format are accepted.
(5) mvn install, it should generate .war file
(6) mysql to create db using info from
http://www.journaldev.com/2905/hibernate-tomcat-jndi-datasource-example-tutorial
(7) deploy the war file using tomcat8. it should work
Some tips: you may want to update eclipse project if you changed the pom.xml ( e.g dependence etc) by
Right click on the project –> Maven –> Update project.
log files: /var/log/tomcate/xxx.
reference
http://www.journaldev.com/2905/hibernate-tomcat-jndi-datasource-example-tutorial
https://maven.apache.org/guides/getting-started/maven-in-five-minutes.html