I am trying to use Struts 1.3.8 on Geronimo 1.1, Tomcat 5.5 and Sun App 8.2 I am getting the same error. on all 3. I thought at first it was my struts-config.xml but the struts-blank-1.3.8.war is give my the same error. I tried struts-blank-1.3.5.war and don't get the error. I have read http://struts.apache.org/1.x/userGuide/installation.html#Containers and don't see any special instruction for these containers.
Here is the error from geronimo log: 12:42:46,656 INFO [ActionServlet] Loading chain catalog from jar:file:/C:/var/apps/geronimo-1.1.1/repository/default/struts-blank-1.3.8/1183221765765/struts-blank-1.3.8-1183221765765.war/WEB-INF/lib/struts-core-1.3.8.jar!/org/apache/struts/chain/chain-config.xml 12:42:47,046 ERROR [ActionServlet] Unable to initialize Struts ActionServlet due to an unexpected exception or error thrown, so marking the servlet as unavailable. Most likely, this is due to an incorrect or missing library dependency. java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.apache.commons.digester.Digester.parse(Ljava/net/URL;)Ljava/lang/Object; at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.parseModuleConfigFile(ActionServlet.java:740) at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.initModuleConfig(ActionServlet.java:689) at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.init(ActionServlet.java:356) at javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:168) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1105) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.load(StandardWrapper.java:932) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.loadOnStartup(StandardContext.java:3915) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4176) at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.GeronimoStandardContext.access$201(GeronimoStandardContext.java:67) at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.GeronimoStandardContext$SystemMethodValve.invoke(GeronimoStandardContext.java:337) at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.valve.GeronimoBeforeAfterValve.invoke(GeronimoBeforeAfterValve.java:31) at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.GeronimoStandardContext.start(GeronimoStandardContext.java:192) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:759) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:739) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:524) at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.TomcatContainer.addContext(TomcatContainer.java:313) at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.TomcatContainer$$FastClassByCGLIB$$9370b073.invoke(<generated>) at net.sf.cglib.reflect.FastMethod.invoke(FastMethod.java:53) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.FastMethodInvoker.invoke(FastMethodInvoker.java:38) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanOperation.invoke(GBeanOperation.java:122) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanInstance.invoke(GBeanInstance.java:817) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.RawInvoker.invoke(RawInvoker.java:57) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.basic.RawOperationInvoker.invoke(RawOperationInvoker.java:35) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.basic.ProxyMethodInterceptor.intercept(ProxyMethodInterceptor.java:96) at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.TomcatContainer$$EnhancerByCGLIB$$dd41618a.addContext(<generated>) at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.TomcatWebAppContext.doStart(TomcatWebAppContext.java:438) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanInstance.createInstance(GBeanInstance.java:981) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanInstanceState.attemptFullStart(GBeanInstanceState.java:267) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanInstanceState.start(GBeanInstanceState.java:102) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanInstanceState.startRecursive(GBeanInstanceState.java:124) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanInstance.startRecursive(GBeanInstance.java:540) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.basic.BasicKernel.startRecursiveGBean(BasicKernel.java:379) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.config.ConfigurationUtil.startConfigurationGBeans(ConfigurationUtil.java:374) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.config.KernelConfigurationManager.start(KernelConfigurationManager.java:187) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.config.SimpleConfigurationManager.startConfiguration(SimpleConfigurationManager.java:527) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.config.SimpleConfigurationManager.startConfiguration(SimpleConfigurationManager.java:508) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.config.SimpleConfigurationManager$$FastClassByCGLIB$$ce77a924.invoke(<generated>) at net.sf.cglib.reflect.FastMethod.invoke(FastMethod.java:53) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.FastMethodInvoker.invoke(FastMethodInvoker.java:38) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanOperation.invoke(GBeanOperation.java:122) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanInstance.invoke(GBeanInstance.java:817) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.RawInvoker.invoke(RawInvoker.java:57) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.basic.RawOperationInvoker.invoke(RawOperationInvoker.java:35) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.basic.ProxyMethodInterceptor.intercept(ProxyMethodInterceptor.java:96) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.config.EditableConfigurationManager$$EnhancerByCGLIB$$c38c0f03.startConfiguration(<generated>) at org.apache.geronimo.deployment.plugin.local.StartCommand.run(StartCommand.java:67) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534) 12:42:47,046 ERROR [8]] Servlet /struts-blank-1.3.8 threw load() exception javax.servlet.UnavailableException: org.apache.commons.digester.Digester.parse(Ljava/net/URL;)Ljava/lang/Object; at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.init(ActionServlet.java:402) at javax.servlet.GenericServlet.init(GenericServlet.java:168) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(StandardWrapper.java:1105) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.load(StandardWrapper.java:932) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.loadOnStartup(StandardContext.java:3915) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4176) at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.GeronimoStandardContext.access$201(GeronimoStandardContext.java:67) at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.GeronimoStandardContext$SystemMethodValve.invoke(GeronimoStandardContext.java:337) at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.valve.GeronimoBeforeAfterValve.invoke(GeronimoBeforeAfterValve.java:31) at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.GeronimoStandardContext.start(GeronimoStandardContext.java:192) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:759) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:739) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:524) at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.TomcatContainer.addContext(TomcatContainer.java:313) at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.TomcatContainer$$FastClassByCGLIB$$9370b073.invoke(<generated>) at net.sf.cglib.reflect.FastMethod.invoke(FastMethod.java:53) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.FastMethodInvoker.invoke(FastMethodInvoker.java:38) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanOperation.invoke(GBeanOperation.java:122) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanInstance.invoke(GBeanInstance.java:817) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.RawInvoker.invoke(RawInvoker.java:57) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.basic.RawOperationInvoker.invoke(RawOperationInvoker.java:35) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.basic.ProxyMethodInterceptor.intercept(ProxyMethodInterceptor.java:96) at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.TomcatContainer$$EnhancerByCGLIB$$dd41618a.addContext(<generated>) at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.TomcatWebAppContext.doStart(TomcatWebAppContext.java:438) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanInstance.createInstance(GBeanInstance.java:981) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanInstanceState.attemptFullStart(GBeanInstanceState.java:267) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanInstanceState.start(GBeanInstanceState.java:102) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanInstanceState.startRecursive(GBeanInstanceState.java:124) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanInstance.startRecursive(GBeanInstance.java:540) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.basic.BasicKernel.startRecursiveGBean(BasicKernel.java:379) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.config.ConfigurationUtil.startConfigurationGBeans(ConfigurationUtil.java:374) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.config.KernelConfigurationManager.start(KernelConfigurationManager.java:187) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.config.SimpleConfigurationManager.startConfiguration(SimpleConfigurationManager.java:527) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.config.SimpleConfigurationManager.startConfiguration(SimpleConfigurationManager.java:508) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.config.SimpleConfigurationManager$$FastClassByCGLIB$$ce77a924.invoke(<generated>) at net.sf.cglib.reflect.FastMethod.invoke(FastMethod.java:53) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.FastMethodInvoker.invoke(FastMethodInvoker.java:38) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanOperation.invoke(GBeanOperation.java:122) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.GBeanInstance.invoke(GBeanInstance.java:817) at org.apache.geronimo.gbean.runtime.RawInvoker.invoke(RawInvoker.java:57) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.basic.RawOperationInvoker.invoke(RawOperationInvoker.java:35) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.basic.ProxyMethodInterceptor.intercept(ProxyMethodInterceptor.java:96) at org.apache.geronimo.kernel.config.EditableConfigurationManager$$EnhancerByCGLIB$$c38c0f03.startConfiguration(<generated>) at org.apache.geronimo.deployment.plugin.local.StartCommand.run(StartCommand.java:67) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534) 12:42:54,796 ERROR [[jsp]] Servlet.service() for servlet jsp threw exception java.lang.NullPointerException: Module 'null' not found. at org.apache.struts.taglib.TagUtils.getModuleConfig(TagUtils.java:755) at org.apache.struts.taglib.TagUtils.computeURLWithCharEncoding(TagUtils.java:364) at org.apache.struts.taglib.TagUtils.computeURLWithCharEncoding(TagUtils.java:285) at org.apache.struts.taglib.logic.RedirectTag.generateRedirectURL(RedirectTag.java:289) at org.apache.struts.taglib.logic.RedirectTag.doEndTag(RedirectTag.java:268) at org.apache.jsp.index_jsp._jspx_meth_logic_redirect_0(org.apache.jsp.index_jsp:82) at org.apache.jsp.index_jsp._jspService(org.apache.jsp.index_jsp:54) at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:97) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:688) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:332) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314) at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:688) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178) at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.valve.DefaultSubjectValve.invoke(DefaultSubjectValve.java:56) at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.GeronimoStandardContext$SystemMethodValve.invoke(GeronimoStandardContext.java:342) at org.apache.geronimo.tomcat.valve.GeronimoBeforeAfterValve.invoke(GeronimoBeforeAfterValve.java:31) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107) at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:541) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869) at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:667) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527) at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:80) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534) -- Andrew K. 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