It is a known problem in xwork: https://issues.apache.org/struts/browse/WW-2956
setting devMode to false would prevent it. musachy On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 3:41 PM, ryangr <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm trying to migrate from 2.0.14 to 2.1.6 and am getting the following error > in my console preventing my app from starting: > > Feb 9, 2009 2:23:02 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext filterStart > SEVERE: Exception starting filter struts2 > java.lang.NullPointerException > at > com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.FileManager$FileRevision.needsReloading(FileManager.java:209) > at > com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.FileManager.fileNeedsReloading(FileManager.java:60) > at > com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.providers.XmlConfigurationProvider.needsReload(XmlConfigurationProvider.java:325) > at > org.apache.struts2.config.StrutsXmlConfigurationProvider.needsReload(StrutsXmlConfigurationProvider.java:168) > at > com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.ConfigurationManager.conditionalReload(ConfigurationManager.java:220) > at > com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.ConfigurationManager.getConfiguration(ConfigurationManager.java:61) > at > org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.getContainer(Dispatcher.java:774) > at > org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.FilterDispatcher.init(FilterDispatcher.java:191) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.getFilter(ApplicationFilterConfig.java:275) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.setFilterDef(ApplicationFilterConfig.java:397) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.<init>(ApplicationFilterConfig.java:108) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.filterStart(StandardContext.java:3709) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4363) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1045) > at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:719) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1045) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:516) > at > org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:710) > at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:578) > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) > at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) > at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) > at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:288) > at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:413) > Feb 9, 2009 2:23:02 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start > SEVERE: Error filterStart > Feb 9, 2009 2:23:02 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start > SEVERE: Context [/WebDocs] startup failed due to previous errors > > > My web.xml contains these lines referring to the filter struts2: > <filter> > <filter-name>struts2</filter-name> > > <filter-class>org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.FilterDispatcher</filter-class> > </filter> > <filter-mapping> > <filter-name>struts2</filter-name> > <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern> > </filter-mapping> > > Has something changed in the filter configuration that would prevent > startup? > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/2.0.14--%3E-2.1.6-filter-config-issue-tp21921487p21921487.html > Sent from the Struts - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > -- "Hey you! Would you help me to carry the stone?" Pink Floyd --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]

