Most of the jsps have this issue...but it happens randomly. For e.g., i wd be able to access the registration page 5 times w/o any issue, and the 6th time I'd get this error. Its bizarre that tomcat tries to recompile the already compiled jsp at some random point even though the page hasn't changed, and throws the cannot compile error. All the jsps with this issue have the .java and .class files under the work directory.
The compilation issue is in org.apache.jasper.runtime.JspSourceDependent.getDependants method for every jsp in regstration_jsp.java - line 49- public java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Long> getDependants() { line 50- return _jspx_dependants; line 51- } For the 2nd exception, this is what the stack trace looks like no matter which jsp: 2012-04-04 09:55:26,022 ERROR [org.apache.struts.tiles.taglib.InsertTag] - ServletException in '/WEB-INF/pages/register/userProfileBodyTile.jsp': classFile.delete() failed org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP at org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.java:661) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:357) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:390) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:334) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:722) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:305) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:684) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doInclude(ApplicationDispatcher.java:593) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.include(ApplicationDispatcher.java:530) at org.apache.jasper.runtime.JspRuntimeLibrary.include(JspRuntimeLibrary.java:954) at org.apache.jasper.runtime.PageContextImpl.doInclude(PageContextImpl.java:684) at org.apache.jasper.runtime.PageContextImpl.include(PageContextImpl.java:678) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor119.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.apache.struts.tiles.TilesUtilImpl.doInclude(TilesUtilImpl.java:129) at org.apache.struts.tiles.TilesUtil.doInclude(TilesUtil.java:152) at org.apache.struts.tiles.taglib.InsertTag.doInclude(InsertTag.java:764) at org.apache.struts.tiles.taglib.InsertTag$InsertHandler.doEndTag(InsertTag.java:896) at org.apache.struts.tiles.taglib.InsertTag.doEndTag(InsertTag.java:465) at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.pages.layouts.defaultLayout_jsp._jspx_meth_tiles_005finsert_005f1(defaultLayout_jsp.java:2663) at org.apache.jsp.WEB_002dINF.pages.layouts.defaultLayout_jsp._jspService(defaultLayout_jsp.java:253) at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:70) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:722) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:432) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:390) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:334) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:722) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:305) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:684) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:471) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:402) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:329) at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.doForward(RequestProcessor.java:1083) at org.apache.struts.tiles.TilesRequestProcessor.doForward(TilesRequestProcessor.java:295) at org.apache.struts.tiles.TilesRequestProcessor.processTilesDefinition(TilesRequestProcessor.java:271) at org.apache.struts.tiles.TilesRequestProcessor.processForwardConfig(TilesRequestProcessor.java:332) at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:232) at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1913) at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doGet(ActionServlet.java:449) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:621) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:722) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:305) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at org.displaytag.filter.ResponseOverrideFilter.doFilter(ResponseOverrideFilter.java:125) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at org.advanced.common.web.DisableCachingFilter.doFilterInternal(DisableCachingFilter.java:17) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:76) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:346) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:259) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at com.sacs.casi.oasis.filter.InstitutionNameFilter.doFilterInternal(InstitutionNameFilter.java:38) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:76) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:346) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:259) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at com.sacs.casi.oasis.filter.SecurityFilter.doFilterInternal(SecurityFilter.java:157) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:76) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:346) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:259) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at com.sacs.casi.oasis.filter.AuthorizationFilter.continueProcessing(AuthorizationFilter.java:137) at com.sacs.casi.oasis.filter.AuthorizationFilter.doFilterInternal(AuthorizationFilter.java:118) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:76) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:346) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:259) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at com.sacs.casi.oasis.filter.SessionTimeoutFilter.doFilterInternal(SessionTimeoutFilter.java:44) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:76) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:346) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:259) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at org.jasig.cas.client.util.HttpServletRequestWrapperFilter.doFilter(HttpServletRequestWrapperFilter.java:75) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at org.jasig.cas.client.authentication.AuthenticationFilter.doFilter(AuthenticationFilter.java:107) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:346) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:259) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at org.jasig.cas.client.validation.AbstractTicketValidationFilter.doFilter(AbstractTicketValidationFilter.java:201) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:346) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:259) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at com.sacs.casi.oasis.filter.RequestInfoFilter.doFilterInternal(RequestInfoFilter.java:25) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:76) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.invokeDelegate(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:346) at org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy.doFilter(DelegatingFilterProxy.java:259) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:224) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:169) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:168) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:98) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:118) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:407) at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:987) at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:579) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AprEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(AprEndpoint.java:1805) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) Caused by: java.io.IOException: classFile.delete() failed at org.apache.jasper.compiler.SmapUtil$SDEInstaller.install(SmapUtil.java:201) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.SmapUtil.installSmap(SmapUtil.java:163) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.JDTCompiler.generateClass(JDTCompiler.java:472) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:378) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:353) at org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:340) at org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.java:646) ... 110 more