duh, never mind, i just found the following:
http://wiki.apache.org/portals/Jetspeed2/PrefsClassloaderIssuesAndSdk14
i'll update my jdk and hopefully have better results.
sorry for crying wolf without due diligence.
i'll do better next time, i promise ;)
--- tony kerz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks so much for the advice Ate.
>
> here's the skinny on my setup:
> tomcat = 5.0.27
> os = win xp pro
> db = hsql
> jdk = 1.4.2(-b28)
>
> there are several errors in the logs, but the root
> seems to be:
>
> Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Failed to
> initialize prefs api. java.lang.InternalError:
> Can't
> instantiate Preferences factory
> java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:
>
org.apache.jetspeed.prefs.impl.PreferencesFactoryImpl
> at
>
org.apache.jetspeed.prefs.impl.PreferencesProviderImpl.start(PreferencesProviderImpl.java:114)
> at
> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native
> Method)
> at
>
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
> at
>
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
> at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
> at
>
org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.invokeInitMethods(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:810)
> ... 57 more
>
> but this class is resident in
>
${CATALINA_HOME}/webapps/jetspeed/WEB-INF/lib/jetspeed-prefs-2.0-a1-dev.jar
>
> thoughts?
>
> --- Ate Douma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > tony kerz wrote:
> > > just built js2 according to direx and
> > > http://localhost:8080/jetspeed is yielding a
> blank
> > > page
> > >
> > > is this the expected result or is there
> something
> > > wrong with my setup?
> > >
> > > i noticed some discussion of jaas issue, but it
> > seems
> > > like the patch is present in the tomcat
> > directory...
> > >
> > > any guidance appreciated, thanks, tony.
> > No, a blank page is not the expected result :-)
> >
> > Without any more information though we won't be
> able
> > to help you.
> >
> > A few pointers I can give you:
> >
> > When asking about unexpected behavior it can be
> > helpful in some cases to specify
> > your general setup (Tomcat version, os, db, jdk
> > etc.)
> >
> > Make sure to try out a *clean* setup, meaning (for
> > J2) using only a default
> > installed Tomcat (no other apps deployed), do a
> > maven allClean before building
> > J2, try it out using the default hsqldb database,
> > etc.
> >
> > First thing to look into is the general server
> > logfile:
> > for Tomcat those can (by default) be found in
> > $CATALINA_HOME/logs
> > Next comes the J2 logfiles, especially the
> > jetspeed.log:
> > those are found under
> > webapps/jetspeed/WEB-INF/logs
> > If you find error messages, stacktraces etc. those
> > usually give an indication
> > whats wrong (no/invalid db connection, port in
> use,
> > syntax errors in jsp files
> > etc.)
> >
> > Then, if you still can't figure it out, check out
> > the user or dev list and the
> > wiki. Maybe someone else already had the same
> > problem.
> >
> > If you can't find anything about your particular
> > problem, not enough to solve it
> > yourself, or just don't understand what it is all
> > about, then feel free to post
> > a question on the list. We will be glad to help
> you
> > out in that case.
> >
> > >
> > > Note:
> > > i'm new to apache community, and just coming up
> to
> > > speed with interactive facilities, so i also
> > posted
> > > this to wiki, but then thought that this type of
> > > dialog may not be appropriate for wiki. any
> > etiquette
> > > pointers welcome.
> > In general: don't post questions on the wiki.
> > Although there isn't a "policy" or
> > kind, my personal opinion is that the wiki is best
> > suited to be used as a
> > knowledge base. Which can mean your problem
> *might*
> > end up there, together with
> > a solution (or if its really bad: as a know
> > problem).
> > If you have additional information which might
> help
> > others though, please feel
> > free to post it on the wiki, or on the list if you
> > prefer.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ate
> >
> > >
> > >
> >
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