Hi, I'm trying to start Tomcat 7.0.11 from within an automated test. Unfortunately, when I call tomcat.start(), the following exception happens:
Servlet /abc/ threw load() exception java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1676) at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1521) at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.loadClass(DefaultInstanceManager.java:415) at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.loadClassMaybePrivileged(DefaultInstanceManager.java:397) at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.newInstance(DefaultInstanceManager.java:118) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1062) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.load(StandardWrapper.java:1010) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.loadOnStartup(StandardContext.java:4915) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext$3.call(StandardContext.java:5242) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext$3.call(StandardContext.java:5237) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:303) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) I am running the test with gradle. This is the runtime classpath, I think all needed tomcat jars should be on the classpath (especially jasper): classpath = D:\dev\workspace\gradle_test\test\build\classes\test;D:\dev\workspace\gradle_test\test\build\classes\main;D: \dev\programs\gradle_cache\cache\org.apache.tomcat.embed\tomcat-embed-core\jars\tomcat-embed-core-7.0.11.jar;D:\dev\prog rams\gradle_cache\cache\org.apache.tomcat.embed\tomcat-embed-logging-juli\jars\tomcat-embed-logging-juli-7.0.11.jar;D:\d ev\programs\gradle_cache\cache\org.apache.tomcat.embed\tomcat-embed-jasper\jars\tomcat-embed-jasper-7.0.11.jar;D:\dev\pr ograms\gradle_cache\cache\org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler\ecj\jars\ecj-3.6.jar;D:\dev\programs\gradle_cache\cache\junit\ju nit\jars\junit-4.8.2.jar;D:\dev\programs\gradle_cache\cache\org.spockframework\spock-core\jars\spock-core-0.5-groovy-1.7 .jar;D:\dev\programs\gradle_cache\cache\org.codehaus.groovy\groovy-all\jars\groovy-all-1.7.5.jar;D:\dev\programs\gradle_ cache\cache\junit\junit-dep\jars\junit-dep-4.8.2.jar;D:\dev\programs\gradle_cache\cache\org.hamcrest\hamcrest-core\jars\ hamcrest-core-1.2.jar;D:\dev\programs\gradle_cache\cache\org.scala-tools.testing\specs_2.8.1\jars\specs_2.8.1-1.6.7.2.ja r;D:\dev\programs\gradle_cache\cache\org.scala-lang\scala-library\jars\scala-library-2.8.1.jar;D:\dev\programs\gradle_ca che\cache\org.scala-lang\scala-compiler\jars\scala-compiler-2.8.1.jar;D:\dev\programs\gradle_cache\cache\org.scalatest\s calatest\jars\scalatest-1.3.jar This is the very simple test (in Scala): import org.apache.catalina.startup.Tomcat import java.io.File._ import org.specs._ import org.specs.runner._ class Main extends Specification with ScalaTest { "starting the tomcat" should { "work" in { val contextPath = "/abc/" val tomcat = new Tomcat() tomcat.setPort(httpPort) tomcat.addWebapp(contextPath, "D:\\dev\\workspace\\gradle_test\\build") tomcat.start() tomcat.getServer().await() } } } Does anybody know, what could be the problem here? Cheers, Christian -- GMX DSL Doppel-Flat ab 19,99 Euro/mtl.! Jetzt mit gratis Handy-Flat! http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/dsl --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org