Hi, I'm new here and I apologize if this issue has been addressed or answered. I have googled for answers, but I still seem stuck.
I'm using Eclipse and Tomcat 1.5 container with the latest struts 2 code. When I run the "HelloWorld" application, I get the following error in my stack trace. In a forum, someone mentioned that file:///Users/bernardhuang/eclipse_workspaces/DEV/SSWS/WebContent/WEB-INF/lib/xwork-core-2.2.1.1.jarxwork-core-2.2.1.1.jar maybe the cause of the issue. Can someone direct me or help me in debugging what exactly is going on with my deployment? 2011-02-22 15:01:25,367 DEBUG org.apache.struts2.convention.PackageBasedActionConfigBuilder.trace:80 - Setting action default parent package to [convention-default] 2011-02-22 15:01:25,511 ERROR org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.error:38 - Dispatcher initialization failed java.lang.NullPointerException at org.apache.struts2.osgi.OsgiConfigurationProvider.init(OsgiConfigurationProvider.java:70) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.impl.DefaultConfiguration.reloadContainer(DefaultConfiguration.java:214) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.ConfigurationManager.getConfiguration(ConfigurationManager.java:66) at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.init_PreloadConfiguration(Dispatcher.java:371) at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.init(Dispatcher.java:415) at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.InitOperations.initDispatcher(InitOperations.java:69) at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.filter.StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter.init(StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter.java:51) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.getFilter(ApplicationFilterConfig.java:223) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.setFilterDef(ApplicationFilterConfig.java:304) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.<init>(ApplicationFilterConfig.java:77) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.filterStart(StandardContext.java:3634) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4217) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1013) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:718) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1013) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:442) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:450) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:709) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:551) 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:597) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:294) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:432) 2011-02-22 15:01:25,513 ERROR org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].[/].filterStart:3638 - Exception starting filter struts2 Class: org.apache.struts2.osgi.OsgiConfigurationProvider File: OsgiConfigurationProvider.java Method: init Line: 70 - org/apache/struts2/osgi/OsgiConfigurationProvider.java:70:-1 at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.init(Dispatcher.java:428) at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.InitOperations.initDispatcher(InitOperations.java:69) at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.filter.StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter.init(StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter.java:51) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.getFilter(ApplicationFilterConfig.java:223) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.setFilterDef(ApplicationFilterConfig.java:304) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.<init>(ApplicationFilterConfig.java:77) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.filterStart(StandardContext.java:3634) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4217) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1013) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:718) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1013) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:442) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:450) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:709) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:551) 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:597) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:294) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:432) Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.apache.struts2.osgi.OsgiConfigurationProvider.init(OsgiConfigurationProvider.java:70) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.impl.DefaultConfiguration.reloadContainer(DefaultConfiguration.java:214) at com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.ConfigurationManager.getConfiguration(ConfigurationManager.java:66) at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.init_PreloadConfiguration(Dispatcher.java:371) at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.init(Dispatcher.java:415) ... 20 more Feb 22, 2011 3:01:25 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start SEVERE: Error filterStart Feb 22, 2011 3:01:25 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start SEVERE: Context [] startup failed due to previous errors 2011-02-22 15:01:25,515 INFO org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].[/].log:646 - Closing Spring root WebApplicationContext 2011-02-22 15:01:25,515 INFO org.springframework.web.context.support.XmlWebApplicationContext.doClose:815 - Closing org.springframework.web.context.support.XmlWebApplicationContext@d5d4de6: display name [Root WebApplicationContext]; startup date [Tue Feb 22 15:01:21 PST 2011]; root of context hierarchy 2011-02-22 15:01:25,516 INFO org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.destroySingletons:421 - Destroying singletons in org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory@a578073: defining beans []; root of factory hierarchy Feb 22, 2011 3:01:28 PM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol start INFO: Starting Coyote HTTP/1.1 on http-8080 Feb 22, 2011 3:01:29 PM org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket init INFO: JK: ajp13 listening on /0.0.0.0:8009 Feb 22, 2011 3:01:29 PM org.apache.jk.server.JkMain start INFO: Jk running ID=0 time=0/111 config=null Feb 22, 2011 3:01:29 PM org.apache.catalina.storeconfig.StoreLoader load INFO: Find registry server-registry.xml at classpath resource Feb 22, 2011 3:01:30 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start INFO: Server startup in 9459 ms Thanks, -Bernard