} else {
blockExternal = Boolean.parseBoolean(blockExternalString);
}
// Parse the web application deployment descriptor
ParserUtils pu = new ParserUtils(validate, blockExternal);
TreeNode webtld = null;
webtld = pu.parseXMLDocument(webXml.getSystemId(),
webXml.getInputSource());
// Allow taglib to be an element of the root or jsp-config (JSP2.0)
TreeNode jspConfig = webtld.findChild("jsp-config");
if (jspConfig != null) {