Why do none of the samples work in Tomcat?

[krica]

I simply cannot get ANY of the samples to run in Tomcat.

I started from a clean slate. New fresh download of Seam 1.0.1GA, new fresh install of Tomcat 5.5.20.

Edit build.properties and point to my newly installed Tomcat (tried with jbossHasMyFacesLifecycleBug = true and false)

>cd examples/issues
>ant
>ant deploy.tomcat
>cd .../MyTomcat
>startup.sh/bat

Tomcat starts up fine and deploys jboss-seam-issues.war without errors. However, on first access of http://localhost:8080/jboss-seam-issues/home.jsf, I get the following error (sorry...long)

ERROR 09-12 20:08:33,593 (Log4JLogger.java:error:119) -Exception in PhaseListener RESTORE_VIEW(1) beforePhase.
java.lang.IllegalStateException: Could not start transaction
 at org.jboss.seam.jsf.SeamExtendedManagedPersistencePhaseListener.begin(SeamExtendedManagedPersistencePhaseListener.java:77)
 at org.jboss.seam.jsf.SeamExtendedManagedPersistencePhaseListener.beforePhase(SeamExtendedManagedPersistencePhaseListener.java:35)
 at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.PhaseListenerManager.informPhaseListenersBefore(PhaseListenerManager.java:70)
 at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.restoreView(LifecycleImpl.java:103)
 at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:66)
 at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:137)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
 at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamExceptionFilter.doFilter(SeamExceptionFilter.java:45)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
 at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
 at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
 at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869)
 at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:664)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:80)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684)
 at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
Caused by: javax.naming.NamingException: Local server is not initialized
 at org.jnp.interfaces.LocalOnlyContextFactory.getInitialContext(LocalOnlyContextFactory.java:45)
 at javax.naming.spi.NamingManager.getInitialContext(NamingManager.java:667)
 at javax.naming.InitialContext.getDefaultInitCtx(InitialContext.java:247)
 at javax.naming.InitialContext.init(InitialContext.java:223)
 at javax.naming.InitialContext.<init>(InitialContext.java:197)
 at org.jboss.seam.util.Naming.getInitialContext(Naming.java:26)
 at org.jboss.seam.util.Naming.getInitialContext(Naming.java:37)
 at org.jboss.seam.util.Transactions.getUserTransaction(Transactions.java:48)
 at org.jboss.seam.util.Transactions.isTransactionActiveOrMarkedRollback(Transactions.java:30)
 at org.jboss.seam.jsf.SeamExtendedManagedPersistencePhaseListener.begin(SeamExtendedManagedPersistencePhaseListener.java:68)
 ... 22 more
ERROR 09-12 20:08:33,609 (Log4JLogger.java:error:119) -Exception in PhaseListener RENDER_RESPONSE(6) beforePhase.
java.lang.IllegalStateException: No active application scope
 at org.jboss.seam.core.Init.instance(Init.java:48)
 at org.jboss.seam.jsf.SeamExtendedManagedPersistencePhaseListener.beforePhase(SeamExtendedManagedPersistencePhaseListener.java:30)
 at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.PhaseListenerManager.informPhaseListenersBefore(PhaseListenerManager.java:70)
 at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.render(LifecycleImpl.java:373)
 at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:138)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
 at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamExceptionFilter.doFilter(SeamExceptionFilter.java:45)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
 at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
 at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
 at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869)
 at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:664)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:80)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684)
 at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
ERROR 09-12 20:08:36,015 (Log4JLogger.java:error:119) -Servlet.service() for servlet jsp threw exception
javax.faces.el.EvaluationException: Cannot get value for expression '#{messages.Home}'
 at org.apache.myfaces.el.ValueBindingImpl.getValue(ValueBindingImpl.java:402)
 at javax.faces.component.UIOutput.getValue(UIOutput.java:77)
 at org.apache.myfaces.shared_impl.renderkit.RendererUtils.getStringValue(RendererUtils.java:217)
 at org.apache.myfaces.shared_impl.renderkit.html.HtmlTextRendererBase.renderOutput(HtmlTextRendererBase.java:69)
 at org.apache.myfaces.shared_impl.renderkit.html.HtmlTextRendererBase.encodeEnd(HtmlTextRendererBase.java:57)
 at javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.encodeEnd(UIComponentBase.java:536)
 at javax.faces.webapp.UIComponentTag.encodeEnd(UIComponentTag.java:495)
 at javax.faces.webapp.UIComponentTag.doEndTag(UIComponentTag.java:363)
 at org.apache.jsp.home_jsp._jspx_meth_h_outputText_0(home_jsp.java:210)
 at org.apache.jsp.home_jsp._jspx_meth_f_view_0(home_jsp.java:160)
 at org.apache.jsp.home_jsp._jspService(home_jsp.java:124)
 at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:97)
 at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
 at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:334)
 at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314)
 at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264)
 at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:672)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:463)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:398)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:301)
 at org.apache.myfaces.context.servlet.ServletExternalContextImpl.dispatch(ServletExternalContextImpl.java:416)
 at org.apache.myfaces.application.jsp.JspViewHandlerImpl.renderView(JspViewHandlerImpl.java:234)
 at org.jboss.seam.jsf.SeamViewHandler.renderView(SeamViewHandler.java:59)
 at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.render(LifecycleImpl.java:384)
 at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:138)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
 at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamExceptionFilter.doFilter(SeamExceptionFilter.java:45)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
 at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
 at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
 at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869)
 at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:664)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:80)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684)
 at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: No active application scope
 at org.jboss.seam.core.Init.instance(Init.java:48)
 at org.jboss.seam.Component.getInstanceFromFactory(Component.java:1283)
 at org.jboss.seam.Component.getInstance(Component.java:1260)
 at org.jboss.seam.Component.getInstance(Component.java:1246)
 at org.jboss.seam.jsf.SeamVariableResolver.resolveVariable(SeamVariableResolver.java:44)
 at org.apache.myfaces.config.LastVariableResolverInChain.resolveVariable(LastVariableResolverInChain.java:42)
 at org.apache.myfaces.el.ValueBindingImpl$ELVariableResolver.resolveVariable(ValueBindingImpl.java:574)
 at org.apache.commons.el.NamedValue.evaluate(NamedValue.java:124)
 at org.apache.commons.el.ComplexValue.evaluate(ComplexValue.java:140)
 at org.apache.myfaces.el.ValueBindingImpl.getValue(ValueBindingImpl.java:383)
 ... 44 more
ERROR 09-12 20:08:36,015 (Log4JLogger.java:error:119) -uncaught exception handled by Seam
javax.servlet.ServletException: Cannot get value for expression '#{messages.Home}'
 at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:152)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
 at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamExceptionFilter.doFilter(SeamExceptionFilter.java:45)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
 at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
 at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
 at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869)
 at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:664)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:80)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684)
 at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
ERROR 09-12 20:08:36,015 (Log4JLogger.java:error:119) -could not roll back transaction
javax.naming.NamingException: Local server is not initialized
 at org.jnp.interfaces.LocalOnlyContextFactory.getInitialContext(LocalOnlyContextFactory.java:45)
 at javax.naming.spi.NamingManager.getInitialContext(NamingManager.java:667)
 at javax.naming.InitialContext.getDefaultInitCtx(InitialContext.java:247)
 at javax.naming.InitialContext.init(InitialContext.java:223)
 at javax.naming.InitialContext.<init>(InitialContext.java:197)
 at org.jboss.seam.util.Naming.getInitialContext(Naming.java:26)
 at org.jboss.seam.util.Naming.getInitialContext(Naming.java:37)
 at org.jboss.seam.util.Transactions.getUserTransaction(Transactions.java:48)
 at org.jboss.seam.util.Transactions.isTransactionActiveOrMarkedRollback(Transactions.java:30)
 at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamExceptionFilter.rollbackTransactionIfNecessary(SeamExceptionFilter.java:83)
 at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamExceptionFilter.doFilter(SeamExceptionFilter.java:56)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
 at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
 at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
 at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869)
 at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:664)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:80)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684)
 at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
ERROR 09-12 20:08:36,015 (Log4JLogger.java:error:119) -Servlet.service() for servlet Faces Servlet threw exception
javax.faces.FacesException: Cannot get value for expression '#{messages.Home}'
 at org.apache.myfaces.context.servlet.ServletExternalContextImpl.dispatch(ServletExternalContextImpl.java:435)
 at org.apache.myfaces.application.jsp.JspViewHandlerImpl.renderView(JspViewHandlerImpl.java:234)
 at org.jboss.seam.jsf.SeamViewHandler.renderView(SeamViewHandler.java:59)
 at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.render(LifecycleImpl.java:384)
 at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:138)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
 at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamExceptionFilter.doFilter(SeamExceptionFilter.java:45)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126)
 at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107)
 at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148)
 at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869)
 at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:664)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:80)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684)
 at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)
Caused by: javax.faces.el.EvaluationException: Cannot get value for expression '#{messages.Home}'
 at org.apache.myfaces.el.ValueBindingImpl.getValue(ValueBindingImpl.java:402)
 at javax.faces.component.UIOutput.getValue(UIOutput.java:77)
 at org.apache.myfaces.shared_impl.renderkit.RendererUtils.getStringValue(RendererUtils.java:217)
 at org.apache.myfaces.shared_impl.renderkit.html.HtmlTextRendererBase.renderOutput(HtmlTextRendererBase.java:69)
 at org.apache.myfaces.shared_impl.renderkit.html.HtmlTextRendererBase.encodeEnd(HtmlTextRendererBase.java:57)
 at javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.encodeEnd(UIComponentBase.java:536)
 at javax.faces.webapp.UIComponentTag.encodeEnd(UIComponentTag.java:495)
 at javax.faces.webapp.UIComponentTag.doEndTag(UIComponentTag.java:363)
 at org.apache.jsp.home_jsp._jspx_meth_h_outputText_0(home_jsp.java:210)
 at org.apache.jsp.home_jsp._jspx_meth_f_view_0(home_jsp.java:160)
 at org.apache.jsp.home_jsp._jspService(home_jsp.java:124)
 at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:97)
 at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
 at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:334)
 at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314)
 at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264)
 at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:672)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:463)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:398)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:301)
 at org.apache.myfaces.context.servlet.ServletExternalContextImpl.dispatch(ServletExternalContextImpl.java:416)
 ... 21 more
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: No active application scope
 at org.jboss.seam.core.Init.instance(Init.java:48)
 at org.jboss.seam.Component.getInstanceFromFactory(Component.java:1283)
 at org.jboss.seam.Component.getInstance(Component.java:1260)
 at org.jboss.seam.Component.getInstance(Component.java:1246)
 at org.jboss.seam.jsf.SeamVariableResolver.resolveVariable(SeamVariableResolver.java:44)
 at org.apache.myfaces.config.LastVariableResolverInChain.resolveVariable(LastVariableResolverInChain.java:42)
 at org.apache.myfaces.el.ValueBindingImpl$ELVariableResolver.resolveVariable(ValueBindingImpl.java:574)
 at org.apache.commons.el.NamedValue.evaluate(NamedValue.java:124)
 at org.apache.commons.el.ComplexValue.evaluate(ComplexValue.java:140)
 at org.apache.myfaces.el.ValueBindingImpl.getValue(ValueBindingImpl.java:383)
 ... 44 more

It seems configured according to the documentation, but if I cannot get the "reference" to run, what hope do I have to get my app to run? :)

[norman.richards]

You probably aren't getting initialized correctly. Try "ant clean deploy.tomcat" and see if that solves the problem.

[krica]

Thanks Norman. I tried that what feels like a hundred times, which is when I went with the new download of Seam.

In my frustration, I decided to try it with JBoss AS 4.0.5, but surprise, surprise, none of them work there either. In AS, it deploys fine as well but on accessing the home page (same as in OP) all I get is a 404 error. No exception or error messages in console or any log file...just dead.

I'm going to upgrade my JDK from 1.5.0_09 to 1.5.0_10 to see if it helps.

[norman.richards]

Your problem is EXACTLY what the problem would be if you didn't do a clean before building for jboss and then building for tomcat. (which is exactly what you showed as your sequence of steps) If you do a clean tomcat build, you will not get the same error.

[krica]

Well, I fail to see why I would need to clean from a fresh Seam distribution, but maybe it is so. In any case, I always do run clean before a new compilation (when things are not working anyway), but I do not do so on the same command (i.e. "ant clean deploy.tomcat"). If this is so important, it should be mentioned in the readme no? I followed the instructions in the readme. I understand that the problem is the default "deploy" target, but this issue should be mentioned in the readme, IMO.

After upgrading my JDK to the latest release and running "ant clean deploy.tomcat", I do get past this issue except for the "issues" project, which gives me.

ERROR 10-12 10:52:49,171 (Log4JLogger.java:error:119) -Servlet.service() for servlet jsp threw exception
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/myfaces/config/MyfacesConfig
...

(I'm not going to copy the whole stack trace cause this thread is not about this, which I believe is a separate issue. Yes, MyFacesConfig is in WEB-INF/lib/myfaces-impl-1.1.3.jar)

Anyway, it would seem you are right Richard. I needed to run "ant clean deploy.tomcat" specifically (or the JDK was bad, which I do not believe was the case). However, I asked two of my colleagues to deploy to Tomcat as I originally did (as described in the readme, i.e. first "ant", then "ant deploy.tomcat") and it worked perfectly well for both of them. Must be something with me :)

Still will not work in JBoss AS, but again, a different issue and I really do not need it solved right now.

Thanks for you assistance Richard!

[krica]

Sorry!!! I meant Norman not Richard!

[norman.richards]

I believe the instructions say to run ant in the seam directory to build Seam itself. According to your message, you ran plain ant in an examples directory, building the non-tomcat version of the app. Then you build the tomcat version on top of the non-tomcat version. Some of the non-tomcat deployment descriptors were not re-built for tomcat because the build system didn't see them as old.