Developer mode does not work

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 6.2.0 CE GA1
• Fix Version/s: 6.2.X EE, 7.0.0 M1
• Component/s: Core Infrastructure, Documentation, Performance, Performance > Caching Infrastructure, Themes Infrastructure
• Labels: None
• Environment: Ubuntu linux 12.04; tomcat
• Branch Version/s:
  6.2.x
• Backported to Branch:
  Committed
• Liferay Contributor's Agreement:
  Accept
• Git Pull Request: https://github.com/brianchandotcom/liferay-portal/pull/16805

The developer mode does not work.

Steps to reproduce :

• Follow the steps documented here to activate developer mode : https://www.liferay.com/fr/documentation/liferay-portal/6.2/development/-/ai/using-developer-mode-with-themes-liferay-portal-6-2-dev-guide-09-en
• Create and install a theme
• Change a theme file (velocity template or css file) directly from tomcat's webapps folder.
• Refresh your browser

Expected result :

• Any change made in tomcat's folder should be immediately visible when refreshing the browser.

Results :

• The change made are not visible, probably due to a cache that is not deactivated.

Notes :

• Sometime, the first change after a fresh deployment is seen, all the others are ignored.
• The same problem arise when we copy the content of portal-developer.properties instead of adding it to CATALINA_OPTS
• This issue slows our integration team by obliging them to package and redeploy their theme at each change.