--- trunk/java/org/apache/catalina/startup/HostConfig.java	(Revision 547780)
+++ trunk/java/org/apache/catalina/startup/HostConfig.java	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ 
                     docBase = new File(appBase(), context.getDocBase());
                 }
                 // If external docBase, register .xml as redeploy first
-                if (!docBase.getCanonicalPath().startsWith(appBase().getAbsolutePath())) {
+                if (!docBase.getCanonicalPath().startsWith(appBase().getAbsolutePath() + File.separator)) {
                     isExternal = true;
                     deployedApp.redeployResources.put
                         (contextXml.getAbsolutePath(), new Long(contextXml.lastModified()));