After upgrading to richfaces 3.1.0 I'm getting deployment exceptions. The exception is

Caused by: java.util.MissingResourceException: Can't find bundle for base name org.ajax4jsf.messages, locale en_US

Here is meat of the stacktrace

09:41:56,103 ERROR [[/MyAppWeb]] Exception sending context initialized event to listener instance of class org.jboss.web.jsf.integration.config.JBossJSFConfigureListener
java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
 at org.ajax4jsf.resource.ResourceBuilderImpl.createResource(ResourceBuilderImpl.java:241)
 at org.ajax4jsf.resource.TemplateCSSResource.setPath(TemplateCSSResource.java:68)
 at org.ajax4jsf.resource.TemplateCSSResource.<init>(TemplateCSSResource.java:58)
 at org.richfaces.renderkit.html.SuggestionBoxRenderer.<init>(SuggestionBoxRenderer.java:76)
 at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
 at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39)
 at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
 at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:494)
 at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Class.java:350)
 at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:303)
 at com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener.configure(ConfigureListener.java:1001)
 at com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener.configure(ConfigureListener.java:1073)
 at com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener.configure(ConfigureListener.java:493)
 at com.sun.faces.config.ConfigureListener.contextInitialized(ConfigureListener.java:381)
 at org.jboss.web.jsf.integration.config.JBossJSFConfigureListener.contextInitialized(JBossJSFConfigureListener.java:69)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3854)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4359)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:761)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:741)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:553)
 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:585)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.modeler.BaseModelMBean.invoke(BaseModelMBean.java:297)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.RawDynamicInvoker.invoke(RawDynamicInvoker.java:164)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:659)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.init(StandardContext.java:5310)
 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:585)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.modeler.BaseModelMBean.invoke(BaseModelMBean.java:297)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.RawDynamicInvoker.invoke(RawDynamicInvoker.java:164)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:659)
 at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.TomcatDeployer.performDeployInternal(TomcatDeployer.java:301)
 at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.TomcatDeployer.performDeploy(TomcatDeployer.java:104)
 at org.jboss.web.AbstractWebDeployer.start(AbstractWebDeployer.java:375)
 at org.jboss.web.WebModule.startModule(WebModule.java:83)
 at org.jboss.web.WebModule.startService(WebModule.java:61)
 at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.jbossInternalStart(ServiceMBeanSupport.java:289)
 at org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport.jbossInternalLifecycle(ServiceMBeanSupport.java:245)
 at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor3.invoke(Unknown Source)
 at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
 at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatcher.java:155)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:94)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:86)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.java:264)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:659)
 at org.jboss.system.ServiceController$ServiceProxy.invoke(ServiceController.java:978)
 at $Proxy0.start(Unknown Source)
 at org.jboss.system.ServiceController.start(ServiceController.java:417)
 at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor9.invoke(Unknown Source)
 at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
 at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatcher.java:155)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:94)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:86)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.java:264)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:659)
 at org.jboss.mx.util.MBeanProxyExt.invoke(MBeanProxyExt.java:210)
 at $Proxy45.start(Unknown Source)
 at org.jboss.web.AbstractWebContainer.start(AbstractWebContainer.java:466)
 at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
 at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
 at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
 at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatcher.java:155)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:94)
 at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.AbstractInterceptor.invoke(AbstractInterceptor.java:133)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88)
 at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.invoke(ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.java:142)
 at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.DynamicInterceptor.invoke(DynamicInterceptor.java:97)
 at org.jboss.system.InterceptorServiceMBeanSupport.invokeNext(InterceptorServiceMBeanSupport.java:238)
 at org.jboss.ws.integration.jboss42.DeployerInterceptor.start(DeployerInterceptor.java:93)
 at org.jboss.deployment.SubDeployerInterceptorSupport$XMBeanInterceptor.start(SubDeployerInterceptorSupport.java:188)
 at org.jboss.deployment.SubDeployerInterceptor.invoke(SubDeployerInterceptor.java:95)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.java:264)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:659)
 at org.jboss.mx.util.MBeanProxyExt.invoke(MBeanProxyExt.java:210)
 at $Proxy46.start(Unknown Source)
 at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.start(MainDeployer.java:1025)
 at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.start(MainDeployer.java:1015)
 at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:819)
 at org.jboss.deployment.MainDeployer.deploy(MainDeployer.java:782)
 at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor18.invoke(Unknown Source)
 at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
 at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatcher.java:155)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:94)
 at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.AbstractInterceptor.invoke(AbstractInterceptor.java:133)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88)
 at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.invoke(ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.java:142)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.java:264)
 at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:659)
 at org.jboss.mx.util.MBeanProxyExt.invoke(MBeanProxyExt.java:210)
 at $Proxy9.deploy(Unknown Source)
 at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.URLDeploymentScanner.deploy(URLDeploymentScanner.java:421)
 at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.URLDeploymentScanner.scan(URLDeploymentScanner.java:610)
 at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.AbstractDeploymentScanner$ScannerThread.doScan(AbstractDeploymentScanner.java:263)
 at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.AbstractDeploymentScanner$ScannerThread.loop(AbstractDeploymentScanner.java:274)
 at org.jboss.deployment.scanner.AbstractDeploymentScanner$ScannerThread.run(AbstractDeploymentScanner.java:225)
Caused by: java.util.MissingResourceException: Can't find bundle for base name org.ajax4jsf.messages, locale en_US
 at java.util.ResourceBundle.throwMissingResourceException(ResourceBundle.java:836)
 at java.util.ResourceBundle.getBundleImpl(ResourceBundle.java:805)
 at java.util.ResourceBundle.getBundle(ResourceBundle.java:549)
 at org.ajax4jsf.Messages.<clinit>(Messages.java:29)
 ... 105 more

This seems to be the same deployment issue mentioned in these posts http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&t=116814

and

http://jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&t=116231

but neither listed a resolution. I have checked the richfaces jar files and the manifest shows that they were compiled agains jdk1.5, so I don't think I'm seeing an issue with jars compiled for jdk6.

I do have a default locale defined in faces-config.xml and have my messages properties files defined there as well as resource bundles.

Has anyone found a solution for this? I feel like I'm missing something really obvious....

Thanks,
Chris