gistfile1.scala

val contextPath = LiftRules.context match { 
  case c: HTTPServletContext => Full(c.path)
  case _ => Empty
} 
info("Context Path is: " + contextPath )

val jettyResourceDir = Box.!!(System.getProperty("jetty.resource.dir"))
info("got jetty.resource.dir from system properties: " + jettyResourceDir)
val whereToLook = jettyResourceDir.flatMap( dir => {
  contextPath.map( cp => 
  for ( 
        propsname <- Props.toTry;
        fullname = dir + cp + propsname() + "props";
        file = new File(fullname);
        if (file.exists) 
      ) yield fullname -> { () => Full(new FileInputStream(file))}
    )
})
      
whereToLook.foreach( w =>
  Props.whereToLook = () => w )