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Bug 323594

Summary:	Unable to launch web project in Tomcat 6.0
Product:	[WebTools] WTP ServerTools	Reporter:	Jaap <jaap>
Component:	jst.server	Assignee:	Larry Isaacs <larryisaacs>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME	QA Contact:	Angel Vera <arvera>
Severity:	major
Priority:	P3
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows Vista
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Description Jaap

2010-08-25 07:50:39 EDT

Build Identifier: 20100617-1415

I'm trying to deploy the shindig web project to a tomcat 6.0 server in eclipse.

When I start tomcat 6.0 in eclipse servers view, it gives the following error:
SEVERE: Error starting static Resources
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Document base C:\workspace\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0\wtpwebapps\shindig-server does not exist or is not a readable directory.

Checking the directory I see that wtpwebapps only has a ROOT folder.

I tried the publish option but nothing shows up.

I see two configuration directories and I'm confused as to which is used.

I looks like that the configuration is pointing to a path which is not being created.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Download eclipse J2EE Helios
2. install maven plugins
3. checkout shinding from trunk
4. import existing maven project
5. Add tomcat 6.0 server
6. configure module shindig-server

Result:

Server.xml in tmp0/conf directory has a Context referencing to a non-existing directory. It is the directory

Comment 1 Larry Isaacs

2011-02-10 12:29:23 EST

If you create a new Dynamic Web Project and try to publish it instead of shindig, does it have the same problem?  The steps don't mention it, but to make sure, confirm that the "Serve modules without publishing" option is not enabled in the server editor.  Also, check the Error Log view to see if there is anything there related to publishing the server.

At this moment, it's possible that steps 2 through 4 (primarily 4) are the source of this behavior.  The last time I messed with maven (which was years ago) it was to investigate a different "odd behavior" type bug in Eclipse.  It was confirmed that maven was misconfiguring the Dynamic Web Project and causing the undesired behavior.

Comment 2 Larry Isaacs

2011-04-07 13:18:21 EDT

Marking as WORKSFORME until additional information is available.  There isn't enough information to determine why "wtpwebapps/shindig-server" was not created.  It could be something related to maven, since I don't have maven installed to confirm if it has issues.  We can re-open when there is more information to work with.