[jboss-jira] [JBoss JIRA] (JBWEB-279) Overlays do not work as expected

[Mustafa Musaji (JIRA)]

Mustafa Musaji created JBWEB-279:
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             Summary: Overlays do not work as expected
                 Key: JBWEB-279
                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBWEB-279
             Project: JBoss Web
          Issue Type: Bug
      Security Level: Public (Everyone can see)
          Components: Core
    Affects Versions: JBossWeb-7.2.1.GA
            Reporter: Mustafa Musaji
            Assignee: Remy Maucherat


It is expected that the <overlay> element in jboss-web.xml has the same outcome as the overlay feature in the CLI: https://docs.jboss.org/author/display/AS72/Deployment+Overlays

In jboss-web.xml the overlays element is not used to actually overlay existing files but to add files to a deployment. This is confusing and either this should work the same as the CLI or the documentation around the <overlay> element in jboss-web.xml should clearly state this is not the case and that we do not replace artifacts but rather 

Attached is a proposed patch that fixes this issue.

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