Hi all
Today I updated the tomcat6-maven-plugin version in my project from 2.0-beta-1 to 2.0. Since then I got this exceptions when I'm starting the embedded tomcat instance: Sep 17, 2012 2:17:15 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Embedded start INFO: Starting tomcat server Sep 17, 2012 2:17:15 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine start INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/6.0.32 Sep 17, 2012 2:17:15 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext resourcesStart SEVERE: Error starting static Resources java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Document base /data/local/dvimgde/workspaces/classic.flo/daffiM2/trunk/daffi.core/targ et/${project.build.finalName does not exist or is not a readable directory at org.apache.naming.resources.FileDirContext.setDocBase(FileDirContext.jav a:142) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.resourcesStart(StandardContext. java:4319) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4488 ) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1053) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:840) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1053) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:463) at org.apache.catalina.startup.Embedded.start(Embedded.java:825) at org.apache.tomcat.maven.plugin.tomcat6.AbstractRunMojo.startContainer(Ab stractRunMojo.java:850) at org.apache.tomcat.maven.plugin.tomcat6.AbstractRunMojo.execute(AbstractR unMojo.java:429) at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo(DefaultBui ldPluginManager.java:101) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.ja va:209) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.ja va:153) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.ja va:145) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject( LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:84) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject( LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:59) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.singleThreadedBuild (LifecycleStarter.java:183) at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute(LifecycleSt arter.java:161) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:320) at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:156) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute(MavenCli.java:537) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain(MavenCli.java:196) at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:141) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.jav a:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessor Impl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launche r.java:290) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:2 30) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launc her.java:409) at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:352 ) Sep 17, 2012 2:17:15 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start SEVERE: Error in resourceStart() Please note the missing closing "}" after project.build.finalName. But if I explicitely define the "warDirectory" property in my pom, it works: <configuration> <warDirectory>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}</war Directory> </configuration> With version 2.0-beta-1 it worked without this configuration. For me it looks like if the standard value is defined wrongly. Does anybody else see this error? Or is the cause something else? Thanks Florian