Hi, No I don't think that's it, both ant and javac work on my command line. I do use Ant for build, I'm just trying deployer for the first time. JAVA_HOME, ANT_HOME are also both defined. Ant is also the latest version 1.6.5 C:\deployer>javac Usage: javac where possible options include: -g Generate all debugging info -g:none Generate no debugging info -g:{lines,vars,source} Generate only some debugging info -nowarn Generate no warnings -verbose Output messages about what the compiler is doing -deprecation Output source locations where deprecated APIs are u sed -classpath Specify where to find user class files -cp Specify where to find user class files -sourcepath Specify where to find input source files -bootclasspath Override location of bootstrap class files -extdirs Override location of installed extensions -endorseddirs Override location of endorsed standards path -d Specify where to place generated class files -encoding Specify character encoding used by source files -source Provide source compatibility with specified release -target Generate class files for specific VM version -version Version information -help Print a synopsis of standard options -X Print a synopsis of nonstandard options -J Pass directly to the runtime system -- snip -- C:\deployer>ant -Dserver=webtest compile Buildfile: build.xml clean: [delete] Deleting directory C:\deployer\build compile: [copy] Copying 500 files to C:\deployer\build\webapp\ROOT [copy] Copied 165 empty directories to 1 empty directory under C:\deployer\ build\webapp\ROOT [jasper2] java.lang.NullPointerException [jasper2] at org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.createCompiler(JspCom pilationContext.java:220) [jasper2] at org.apache.jasper.JspC.processFile(JspC.java:913) [jasper2] at org.apache.jasper.JspC.execute(JspC.java:1061) [jasper2] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [jasper2] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAcces sorImpl.java:39) [jasper2] at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMet hodAccessorImpl.java:25) [jasper2] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) [jasper2] at org.apache.tools.ant.TaskAdapter.execute(TaskAdapter.java:123 ) [jasper2] at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.ja va:275) [jasper2] at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:364) [jasper2] at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:341) [jasper2] at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:369) [jasper2] at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.jav a:1216) [jasper2] at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1185) [jasper2] at org.apache.tools.ant.helper.DefaultExecutor.executeTargets(De faultExecutor.java:40) [jasper2] at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1068 ) [jasper2] at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.runBuild(Main.java:668) [jasper2] at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.startAnt(Main.java:187) [jasper2] at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.run(Launcher.java:246) [jasper2] at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:67) BUILD FAILED C:\deployer\build.xml:45: org.apache.jasper.JasperException Total time: 7 seconds Many thanks, Allistair. > -----Original Message----- > From: Remy Maucherat [mailto:remy.maucherat@gmail.com] > Sent: 25 August 2005 12:40 > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: Client Deployer 5.5.11 NullPointerException > > > On 8/25/05, Allistair Crossley wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've decided to try out the Deployer tool for the first > time to see if it makes like a little easier for deployments > to our test servers. > > > > I've used the 5.5.11 Alpha Deployer as I noted some threads > indicating a problem with 5.5.9's version. > > > > I've come across the following when running it pretty much > out of box. I setup a deployer.properties file. Am I missing > some kind of classpath or could this be caused by a file in > my web application? > > > > No Java compiler available. With the deployer package, you're supposed > to be using Ant+javac (given that Ant wants JAVA_HOME and likes a > JDK). If not, add the JDT JAR that is in common/lib. > > -- > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Rémy Maucherat > Developer & Consultant > JBoss Group (Europe) SàRL > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tomcat-user-unsubscribe@jakarta.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tomcat-user-help@jakarta.apache.org > > ------------------------------------------------------- QAS Ltd. Registered in England: No 2582055 Registered in Australia: No 082 851 474 ------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tomcat-user-unsubscribe@jakarta.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: tomcat-user-help@jakarta.apache.org