In your GWT console double click the individual errors and you should get a more detailed stack trace. It likely is something wrong with your code rather then a missing import/resource. I've gotten a similar error in the past and it's not overly intuitive.
On Jun 20, 1:59 pm, Nathan Klatt <n8kl...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've inherited a GWT project and I'm receiving the following compiler error > (more info below): > > [java] [ERROR] Line 51: No source code is available for type > java.lang.NoSuchFieldError; did you forget to inherit a required module? > > It's complaining about a core part of the language here, right? Why is it > looking for source code for it at all? Is it not finding one of the core jar > files? Do I need to point it at something in the ant build.xml file? > > For testing purposes, I followed all the GWT > instructions<http://code.google.com/webtoolkit/gettingstarted.html>, > used webAppCreator to generate a "Hello, world." app, and that builds and > runs just fine. I added a simple try...catch(NoSuchFieldError err) - and an > import java.lang.NoSuchFieldError line - and it gave me the error. > > I'm new to this Java/GWT stuff so I suspect I'm missing something obvious - > I'd love it if you could point out exactly what! :) > > Thanks. > > ===== > > $ ant build > Buildfile: build.xml > > libs: > > javac: > [javac] Compiling 1 source file to > /home/nklatt/gwt-2.3.0/MyWebApp/war/WEB-INF/classes > > gwtc: > [java] Compiling module com.mycompany.mywebapp.MyWebApp > [java] Validating newly compiled units > [java] [ERROR] Errors in > 'file:/home/nklatt/gwt-2.3.0/MyWebApp/src/com/mycompany/mywebapp/client/MyW > ebApp.java' > [java] [ERROR] Line 51: No source code is available for type > java.lang.NoSuchFieldError; did you forget to inherit a required module? > [java] Finding entry point classes > [java] [ERROR] Unable to find type > 'com.mycompany.mywebapp.client.MyWebApp' > [java] [ERROR] Hint: Previous compiler errors may have made > this type unavailable > [java] [ERROR] Hint: Check the inheritance chain from your > module; it may not be inheriting a required module or a module may not be > adding its source path entries properly > > BUILD FAILED -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to google-web-toolkit@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en.