Hi,

We are deploying a server Web Service with WSS. We installed both Apache CXF libraries and Spring support as modules in JBoss AS 7.1.1 using the ant build provided in the jbossws-cxf-4.1.1.Final package. When configuring the jbossws-cxf.xml as suggested in the JbossWs documentation (JBossWS - Stack CXF User Guide) we are getting the following exception

10:58:47,803 ERROR [org.jboss.msc.service.fail] (MSC service thread 1-1) MSC00001: Failed to start service jboss.deployment.unit."Test.war".INSTALL: org.jboss.msc.service.StartException in service jboss.deployment.unit."Test.war".INSTALL: Failed to process phase INSTALL of deployment "Test.war"
  at org.jboss.as.server.deployment.DeploymentUnitPhaseService.start(DeploymentUnitPhaseService.java:119) [jboss-as-server-7.1.1.Final.jar:7.1.1.Final]
  at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$StartTask.startService(ServiceControllerImpl.java:1811) [jboss-msc-1.0.2.GA.jar:1.0.2.GA]
  at org.jboss.msc.service.ServiceControllerImpl$StartTask.run(ServiceControllerImpl.java:1746) [jboss-msc-1.0.2.GA.jar:1.0.2.GA]
  at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:895) [rt.jar:1.6.0_45]
  at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:918) [rt.jar:1.6.0_45]
  at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) [rt.jar:1.6.0_45]
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'Test': Cannot create inner bean '(inner bean)' of type [org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.InvokerJSE] while setting bean property 'invoker'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.CannotLoadBeanClassException: Cannot find class [org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.InvokerJSE] for bean with name '(inner bean)#1' defined in resource loaded through InputStream; nested exception is java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.InvokerJSE from [Module "deployment.Test.war:main" from Service Module Loader]
  at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveInnerBean(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:281)
  at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveValueIfNecessary(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:125)
  at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyPropertyValues(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1327)
  at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1085)
  at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:516)
  at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:455)
  at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:293)
  at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:222)
  at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:290)
  at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:192)
  at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:585)
  at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:895)
  at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:425)
  at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.configuration.SpringBusHolder.loadAdditionalConfig(SpringBusHolder.java:189)
  at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.configuration.SpringBusHolder.configure(SpringBusHolder.java:136)
  at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.deployment.aspect.BusDeploymentAspect.startDeploymentBus(BusDeploymentAspect.java:128)
  at org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.deployment.aspect.BusDeploymentAspect.start(BusDeploymentAspect.java:67)
  at org.jboss.as.webservices.deployers.AspectDeploymentProcessor.deploy(AspectDeploymentProcessor.java:74)
  at org.jboss.as.server.deployment.DeploymentUnitPhaseService.start(DeploymentUnitPhaseService.java:113) [jboss-as-server-7.1.1.Final.jar:7.1.1.Final]
  ... 5 more
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.CannotLoadBeanClassException: Cannot find class [org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.InvokerJSE] for bean with name '(inner bean)#1' defined in resource loaded through InputStream; nested exception is java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.InvokerJSE from [Module "deployment.Test.war:main" from Service Module Loader]
  at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.resolveBeanClass(AbstractBeanFactory.java:1261)
  at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:432)
  at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveInnerBean(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:270)
  ... 23 more
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.InvokerJSE from [Module "deployment.Test.war:main" from Service Module Loader]
  at org.jboss.modules.ModuleClassLoader.findClass(ModuleClassLoader.java:190)
  at org.jboss.modules.ConcurrentClassLoader.performLoadClassUnchecked(ConcurrentClassLoader.java:468)
  at org.jboss.modules.ConcurrentClassLoader.performLoadClassChecked(ConcurrentClassLoader.java:456)
  at org.jboss.modules.ConcurrentClassLoader.performLoadClass(ConcurrentClassLoader.java:398)
  at org.jboss.modules.ConcurrentClassLoader.loadClass(ConcurrentClassLoader.java:120)
  at org.jboss.ws.common.utils.DelegateClassLoader.loadClass(DelegateClassLoader.java:66)
  at org.springframework.util.ClassUtils.forName(ClassUtils.java:257)
  at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition.resolveBeanClass(AbstractBeanDefinition.java:408)
  at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doResolveBeanClass(AbstractBeanFactory.java:1282)
  at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.resolveBeanClass(AbstractBeanFactory.java:1253)
  ... 25 more

When removing the  'jaxws:invoker' entry from jbossws-cxf.xml we were able to deploy the WebService. Is this entry really necessary? What is it for?

Thanks