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Subject: Re: NoClassDefFoundError when loading class from -lib
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 08:49:50 -0400
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Jon-

Follow the log4j Install doc at
http://www.ingrid.org/jajakarta/log4j/jakarta-log4j-1.1.3/INSTALL
Marty-

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans" - John Lennon 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon McLennan" <jmclennan@clear2pay.com>
To: <dev@ant.apache.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 3:47 AM
Subject: NoClassDefFoundError when loading class from -lib


>I posted this to the users list, but didn't get any response. Maybe
> someone on this list can help.
> 
> I've taken the source for org.apache.tools.ant.Launcher and modified it 
> to call my own version of Main.java. Essentially, the only change I made 
> with that class is to allow the user to specify which startup class is 
> to be run. (The default is the standard org.apache.tools.ant.Main.) My 
> version of Main can create menus from targets in the build file (plus 
> some other features). I use log4j for logging debugging messages.
> 
> The problem I'm running into is when I call this line:
> 
>    Class mainClass = Class.forName(classmain, false, loader); 
>    // classmain = my Main.java
> 
> I get this error:
> 
>    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/log4j/Category
>            at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Native Method)
>            at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:232)
>            at com.clear2pay.releng.Launcher.run(Launcher.java:351)
>            at com.clear2pay.releng.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:75)
> 
> I'm running Ant 1.6.1 (installed at D:\java\ant-1.6.1) and my external 
> lib directory (D:\java\lib) is passed to Ant via the -lib command line 
> arg. I have log4j-1.2.6.jar in that directory.
> 
> This is the command line I use:
> 
>    java !ANT_OPTS! -classpath  
>        "d:\java\lib\releng.jar;
>        d:\java\apache-ant-1.6.1\lib\ant.jar;
>        d:\java\apache-ant-1.6.1\lib\ant-launcher.jar;
>        d:\java\apache-ant-1.6.1\lib\xml-apis.jar;
>        d:\bea\jdk131\jre\lib\rt.jar;
>        d:\bea\jdk131\lib\dt.jar;
>        d:\bea\jdk131\lib\tools.jar;
>        d:\bea\jdk131\jre\lib\i18n.jar;" com.clear2pay.releng.Launcher
>    -lib "D:\java\lib"
>    -mc com.clear2pay.releng.Main
> 
> 
> I put some debugging statements in com.clear2pay.releng.Launcher to see 
> if org.apache.log4j.Category has been loaded by the ClassLoader
> 
>    Class myClass = loader.loadClass("org.apache.log4j.Category");
>    System.out.println("myClass = " + myClass);
> 
> which outputs:
> 
>    myClass = class org.apache.log4j.Category
> 
> I even tested it by listing the methods available from that class.
> 
> So what I don't understand is, why is com.clear2pay.releng.Launcher able 
> to find org.apache.log4j.Category when I get it from the loader, but it 
> can't be found when I load a class that imports it? I can get this to 
> work if I put all external jars I need directly in the Classpath, but 
> this can cause problems on Windows if the value of Classpath gets too 
> long and I'd like to avoid that.
> 
> Jon
> 
> 
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