Hi! I'm pretty new at all this, so please bear with me here. I'm trying to deploy a gwt application (it's just the StockWatcher example from here<http://www.gwtproject.org/doc/latest/tutorial/gettingstarted.html>. My web.xml doesn't contain anything of interest (I'm just trying to get it to serve static files for now... I understand the DefaultServlet already does this). I do get an exception when trying to deploy it though, which greatly irritates me considering I'm doing absolutely nothing interesting yet. The annotation scanner thing is the only thing in there that I could read, although it doesn't mean anything to me. That is, I know what an annotation scanner is, but why it would fail to load for my app I don't understand. I'd love to get more specific than this, but I don't have the faintest clue what's going on here. I imagine this might not be enough to tell where things go wrong, please tell me if you want to know specifics (this is just a test program so there's nothing to hide here; The only reason I didn't post the full source is because this is overly long already).
web.xml: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <web-app xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee"; xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"; xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_2_5.xsd"; version="2.5"> </web-app> war structure (created with jar Wcf): . |-- StockWatcher | |-- 0FCA562BBF33A0B02CE546678DF02E89.cache.html | |-- 1154ECE885BDBF79EBCEFC94C0610BAD.cache.html | |-- 3294A9FEAC89A59A892DD57EAC862618.cache.html | |-- 41C8648D30FDF02AAFC87C54C9D7455B.cache.html | |-- 8068141FDD9061490277FA7D3DFD0110.cache.html | |-- 8CE5A8C32FEDBA954044D930B9E6AC73.cache.html | |-- 93EA3321CF6D3CE3F5D126C41417862A.cache.html | |-- clear.cache.gif | |-- gwt | | `-- dark | | |-- dark.css | | |-- dark_rtl.css | | `-- images | | |-- corner_ie6.png | | |-- corner.png | | |-- hborder_ie6.png | | |-- hborder.png | | |-- ie6 | | | |-- corner_dialog_topleft.png | | | |-- corner_dialog_topright.png | | | |-- hborder_blue_shadow.png | | | |-- hborder_gray_shadow.png | | | |-- vborder_blue_shadow.png | | | `-- vborder_gray_shadow.png | | |-- splitPanelThumb.png | | |-- vborder_ie6.png | | `-- vborder.png | |-- hosted.html | `-- StockWatcher.nocache.js |-- StockWatcher.html `-- WEB-INF |-- classes | `-- com | `-- google | `-- example | `-- stockwatcher | |-- client | | |-- StockPrice.class | | |-- StockWatcher$1.class | | |-- StockWatcher$2.class | | |-- StockWatcher$3.class | | |-- StockWatcher$4.class | | |-- StockWatcher.class | | `-- StockWatcherService.class | |-- server | | `-- StockWatcherServiceImpl.class | `-- StockWatcher.gwt.xml |-- lib | `-- gwt-servlet.jar `-- web.xml relevant stacktrace from catalina.out (kinda long, sorry): Apr 07, 2014 10:42:17 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployWAR INFO: Deploying web application archive /home/hannes/apps/apache-tomee-plus-1.6.0/webapps/web.war Apr 07, 2014 10:42:17 PM org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder init INFO: ------------------------- localhost -> /web Apr 07, 2014 10:42:17 PM org.apache.openejb.util.JarExtractor extract INFO: Extracting jar: /home/hannes/apps/apache-tomee-plus-1.6.0/webapps/web.war Apr 07, 2014 10:42:17 PM org.apache.openejb.util.JarExtractor extract INFO: Extracted path: /home/hannes/apps/apache-tomee-plus-1.6.0/webapps/web Apr 07, 2014 10:42:17 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase addChildInternal SEVERE: ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/web]] at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:901) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:877) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:633) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:983) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:548) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.check(HostConfig.java:1468) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) at org.apache.tomcat.util.modeler.BaseModelMBean.invoke(BaseModelMBean.java:301) at com.sun.jmx.interceptor.DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.invoke(DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.java:819) at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.JmxMBeanServer.invoke(JmxMBeanServer.java:801) at org.apache.catalina.manager.ManagerServlet.check(ManagerServlet.java:1447) at org.apache.catalina.manager.HTMLManagerServlet.upload(HTMLManagerServlet.java:303) at org.apache.catalina.manager.HTMLManagerServlet.doPost(HTMLManagerServlet.java:210) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:647) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:728) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:305) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at org.apache.catalina.filters.CsrfPreventionFilter.doFilter(CsrfPreventionFilter.java:213) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:51) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at org.apache.catalina.filters.SetCharacterEncodingFilter.doFilter(SetCharacterEncodingFilter.java:108) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:222) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:123) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.OpenEJBValve.invoke(OpenEJBValve.java:45) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:611) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:171) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:100) at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:953) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:118) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:408) at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1041) at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:603) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:312) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:724) Caused by: org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomEERuntimeException: org.apache.openejb.OpenEJBException: Unable to create annotation scanner for web module web: null at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.loadApplication(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:2049) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.startInternal(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1091) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.configureStart(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:1051) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.GlobalListenerSupport.lifecycleEvent(GlobalListenerSupport.java:127) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:90) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5322) at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150) ... 44 more Caused by: org.apache.openejb.OpenEJBException: Unable to create annotation scanner for web module web: null at org.apache.openejb.config.DeploymentLoader.addWebModule(DeploymentLoader.java:838) at org.apache.openejb.config.DeploymentLoader.load(DeploymentLoader.java:219) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.TomcatWebAppBuilder.loadApplication(TomcatWebAppBuilder.java:2047) ... 51 more Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException at org.apache.xbean.asm4.ClassReader.<init>(Unknown Source) at org.apache.xbean.asm4.ClassReader.<init>(Unknown Source) at org.apache.xbean.asm4.ClassReader.<init>(Unknown Source) at org.apache.xbean.finder.AnnotationFinder.readClassDef(AnnotationFinder.java:1120) at org.apache.xbean.finder.AnnotationFinder.<init>(AnnotationFinder.java:139) at org.apache.xbean.finder.AnnotationFinder.<init>(AnnotationFinder.java:152) at org.apache.xbean.finder.AsynchronousInheritanceAnnotationFinder.<init>(AsynchronousInheritanceAnnotationFinder.java:43) at org.apache.openejb.config.FinderFactory.newFinder(FinderFactory.java:114) at org.apache.openejb.config.FinderFactory.create(FinderFactory.java:68) at org.apache.openejb.config.FinderFactory.createFinder(FinderFactory.java:57) at org.apache.openejb.config.DeploymentLoader.addWebModule(DeploymentLoader.java:830) ... 53 more Apr 07, 2014 10:42:17 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployWAR SEVERE: Error deploying web application archive /home/hannes/apps/apache-tomee-plus-1.6.0/webapps/web.war java.lang.IllegalStateException: ContainerBase.addChild: start: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/web]] at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:904) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:877) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:633) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:983) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:548) at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.check(HostConfig.java:1468) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) at org.apache.tomcat.util.modeler.BaseModelMBean.invoke(BaseModelMBean.java:301) at com.sun.jmx.interceptor.DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.invoke(DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor.java:819) at com.sun.jmx.mbeanserver.JmxMBeanServer.invoke(JmxMBeanServer.java:801) at org.apache.catalina.manager.ManagerServlet.check(ManagerServlet.java:1447) at org.apache.catalina.manager.HTMLManagerServlet.upload(HTMLManagerServlet.java:303) at org.apache.catalina.manager.HTMLManagerServlet.doPost(HTMLManagerServlet.java:210) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:647) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:728) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:305) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at org.apache.catalina.filters.CsrfPreventionFilter.doFilter(CsrfPreventionFilter.java:213) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:51) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at org.apache.catalina.filters.SetCharacterEncodingFilter.doFilter(SetCharacterEncodingFilter.java:108) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:222) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:123) at org.apache.tomee.catalina.OpenEJBValve.invoke(OpenEJBValve.java:45) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:611) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:171) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:100) at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:953) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:118) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:408) at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1041) at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:603) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:312) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:724)
