Why doesn't extractWars work in Jetty 8.1.10?

Question

Here is the definition of extractWars:

If parameter is true, any packed WAR or zip files are first extracted to a 
temporary directory before being deployed. This is advisable if there are 
uncompiled JSPs in the web apps.

But when I set extractWars to false, my app doesn't work any more. My app doesn't have any JSP.

Answer 1

What is the failure you get? Typically if you don't extract a war any webapp that attempts direct access to resources as Files is going to fail.