[J. Braun]

I am having a problem adding log4j to my webapp. I have added the log4j jar file to my project as a user library.

When I add the line:
private static org.apache.log4j.Logger logger = org.apache.log4j.Logger.getLogger(“Logger.class”);

I get the error:
SEVERE: Error creating form bean of class com.akamai.struts.form.ConsoleForm
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/log4j/Logger
at com.akamai.struts.form.ConsoleForm.<clinit>(ConsoleForm.java:26)

If I comment out the line the app works fine. I have not gotten to an actual logger.debug(~) statement yet.

What makes this especially maddening is that essentially the same code works fine as a straight java app but fails when run with tomcat. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[support-shalini]

braunj,
Can you clarify if “Jars from user libraries” is checked under Window > Preferences > MyEclipse > Java Enterprise Projects > Web Project > Deployment tab?
If it is not selected, can you check the above option and try again?
Let me know if that helps

[J. Braun]

Yes, all the boxes are checked. Also, “Smart Deployment” is checked.

[support-shalini]

braunj,
If you browse to the deployment location(from the servers view right click on your project and from the context menu select “Browse Deployment Location”), is the log4j jar file included under ~\WEB-INF\lib?
Can you clarify if there are any project specific settings under Project > Properties > MyEclipse > Web > Deployment Tab?

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