LOrdering Error while starting Tomcat 7 server using Richfaces 4.1 and JSF 2.0

>>>Thanks to Cameron Wallace McKenzie and his excellent article here

I cannot open the link. Can you please post the link again

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I have managed to get the application running on tomcat 7 with JSF 2.0 but when I try and add the new Richface 4.1 jars I get an error which prevents my server from starting correctly.

Have you put all the required dependent jars for Richfaces. Also check for the consistency of the jars. Some times jars might be corrupted or properly not updated in the workspace. How are you building the application

Here are interesting links

http://docs.jboss.org/richfaces/latest_4_X/
http://java.sys-con.com/node/2040167

I'm pretty sure he meant this article:
http://www.theserverside.com/tutorial/Installing-the-JavaServer-Faces-Web-application-framework

@dsmclaughlin: you should post the error -- that's probably more helpful than your lib list.

Commenting on your lib list: you have multiple copies of jars, with different versions.  I have no reason to think that's causing your issue, but it is a bad idea.  Pick one version of each, and rename the others as not jars so that your containers don't get confused in the class loader.

Hi Guys, thanks so much for the replies!

@gudii9 - as far as I am aware I have all the dependencies I need, can you tell me where I can find me a definitive list of jar dependencies that are needed to run Richfaces 4 on tomcat?

I downloaded the jars from various sources on the internet, I think the workspace is in sync with the file system (due to multiple refreshed and clean builds in Eclipse) how can I check for corrupted jars?

Also mrcoffee365 was correct about the link.

@mrcoffee365 - I have posted the error as an attached txt file. Please have a look and let me know what you think. I will try and remove duplicate jars. I'll let you know how I get on.

Thanks again!

Your exceptions are related to the spring installation.  Also you have multiple versions of the same TLD, since you get warning messages about duplicate TLD definitions.

Your server log exceptions like this:
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INFO: Initializing Spring root WebApplicationContext
[Thread-2] ERROR  Context initialization failed  (context.ContextLoader)
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.integration.config.ConsumerEndpointFactoryBean#0': Cannot resolve reference to bean 'org.springframework.integration.handler.MessageHandlerChain#1' while setting bean property 'handler'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.integration.handler.MessageHandlerChain#1': Cannot resolve reference to bean 'org.springframework.integration.handler.ServiceActivatingHandler#0' while setting bean property 'handlers' with key [1]; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.integration.handler.ServiceActivatingHandler#0': Cannot resolve reference to bean 'engineeringService' while setting constructor argument; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'engineeringService' defined in class path resource [resources//lpew-integration.xml]: Cannot resolve reference to bean 'transactionManager' while setting bean property 'transactionManager'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'transactionManager' defined in class path resource [resources//lpew-data.xml]: Cannot resolve reference to bean 'entityManagerFactory' while setting bean property 'entityManagerFactory'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'entityManagerFactory' defined in class path resource [resources//lpew-data.xml]: Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: LOrdering;
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveReference(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:275)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveValueIfNecessary(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:104)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyPropertyValues(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1245)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1010)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:472)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory$1.run(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:409)
      at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:380)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:264)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:222)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:261)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:185)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:164)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.getBeansOfType(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:308)
      at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getBeansOfType(AbstractApplicationContext.java:947)
      at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.registerListeners(AbstractApplicationContext.java:701)
      at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:377)
      at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:255)
      at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:199)
      at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:45)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:4723)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext$1.call(StandardContext.java:5226)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext$1.call(StandardContext.java:5221)
      at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$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)
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.integration.handler.MessageHandlerChain#1': Cannot resolve reference to bean 'org.springframework.integration.handler.ServiceActivatingHandler#0' while setting bean property 'handlers' with key [1]; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.integration.handler.ServiceActivatingHandler#0': Cannot resolve reference to bean 'engineeringService' while setting constructor argument; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'engineeringService' defined in class path resource [resources//lpew-integration.xml]: Cannot resolve reference to bean 'transactionManager' while setting bean property 'transactionManager'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'transactionManager' defined in class path resource [resources//lpew-data.xml]: Cannot resolve reference to bean 'entityManagerFactory' while setting bean property 'entityManagerFactory'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'entityManagerFactory' defined in class path resource [resources//lpew-data.xml]: Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: LOrdering;
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveReference(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:275)
[many more missing bean definitions]
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When faced with these sorts of errors, I generally start over.  It sounds as if you started with some sort of mixed environment, then added more things.  Try creating a good installation of the new code, get it working with a test program, then add in your old app.

@mrcoffee365 thanks for the follow up, I'm going to try and reduce the number of jars I have to a bare minimum and see if that helps pinpoint the error more accurately. If that doesn't work - I'll start again as you suggest, a prospect I do not relish, I'll let you know how i get on. Thanks!

Congrats on getting it working.  If you had followed my advice above, you also would have gotten it working.

A colleague in work helped me solve the issue.