Vaadin 7.1- Client-side development under Eclipse - eclipse

I have a GWT web application and I'm interested in adding Vaadin as Jar to my project so I can use their nice widgets.
In order to minimize potential errors, I created a clean GWT web project, added vaadin-client and vaadin-client-compiler Jars, and inherited com.vaadin.Vaadin as explained in Book of Vaadin. I also added the entry point <inherits name="com.vaadin.DefaultWidgetSet" /> into myproject.gwt.xml.
I got the following error when I tried to run the application:
Loading inherited module 'com.vaadin.Vaadin'
[ERROR] The value ie10 was not previously defined.
[ERROR] Line 64: Unexpected exception while processing element 'set-property'
com.google.gwt.core.ext.UnableToCompleteException: (see previous log entries)
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Using Guava 20.0 in a GWT 2.8 project for dummys

I am trying to use Guava 20.0 in a GWT 2.8 project, however I am getting errors when I try to compile;
...
[ERROR] Errors in 'com/google/common/base/Function.java'
[ERROR] Line 64: CanIgnoreReturnValue cannot be resolved to a type
[ERROR] Line 18: The import com.google.errorprone cannot be resolved
[ERROR] Errors in 'com/google/common/base/Supplier.java'
...
And the solutions I find online;
Including Guava GWT in GWT app
https://github.com/gwtproject/gwt/issues/9323
Are a little unclear to me.
Previously to get Guava working I added;
<inherits name="com.google.common.collect.Collect" />.
To gwt.xml of my project.
I am assuming this has changed and I need to add two more?
Or do I need to download separate *.jars as well?
(and is there gwt versions of those jars I need to use like there is for guava-gwt?)
I apologize if there's some documentation I am missing regarding these changes to using guava, but all I can find on the guava site is reference to needing to use GWT2.8, which I am already.
So any advice on the current (November 2016) method to use the new Guava in new GWT would be welcome.
Thanks,
Notes; I am using Eclipse only, no Maven or Gradle etc.
My project is also client side only, no server.
Update;
Heres how my classpaths are setup;
From Guava's pom.xml, you need jsr305 (version 1.3.9, from the parent POM), error_prone_annotations (2.0.12), and j2objc-annotations (1.1).
You can download all of them from https://search.maven.org
See also https://github.com/google/guava/issues/2622
Ok, following the advice here;
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/google-web-toolkit/gPlwknBXlXs
It does work sort of if I create two identical gwt.xml files with contents;
<module>
<inherits name="com.google.gwt.core.Core" />
<source path=""/>
<source path="concurrent"/>
<super-source path="super" />
</module>
I then place these files in packages;
com.google.errorprone.annotations
com.google.j2objc.annotations.Annotations
And add;
<inherits name="com.google.errorprone.annotations.Annotations" />
<inherits name="com.google.j2objc.annotations.Annotations" />
To my main projects gwt.xml
This works to get the project to compile, so technically it answers the question.
However;
a) It seems rather a hackjob.
b) While no errors, there is now a huge number of warnings that still seems guava related.
For example;
Resolving com.google.common.collect.AbstractMapBasedMultiset
Found type 'com.google.common.collect.AbstractMapBasedMultiset'
Found type 'com.google.common.collect.AbstractMultiset'
Resolving method add
[WARN] Ignoring unresolvable annotation type com.google.errorprone.annotations.CanIgnoreReturnValue
Resolving method add
[WARN] Ignoring unresolvable annotation type com.google.errorprone.annotations.CanIgnoreReturnValue
Resolving method remove
[WARN] Ignoring unresolvable annotation type com.google.errorprone.annotations.CanIgnoreReturnValue
Resolving method remove
...
...(many pages of this and identical errors in other classes)
For this reason I don't consider this question really answered yet, more that this is just a current workaround.

Adding gFlot library to a GWT project fails

I downloaded gflot for my gwt project. To get to know the library I created a test project called "FlotDemo". I'm using Eclipse and created a plain vanilla gwt project with the help of the project creation wizard (the stuff with the greeting servlet and so on)
This is what I did:
Downloaded gflot-3.1.1.jar and copied it into /war/WEB-INF/lib
Added in Project->Properties->Java Build Path->Libraries gflot-jar to the path
Added <inherits name="ca.nanometrics.gflot.GFlot"/> to my "FlotDemo.gwt.xml"
Went to gFlot example and copy an pasted it to my EntryPoint class
So after step 4, eclipse strangly cannot resolve the objects from gflot I used in the code. I tried to run the web app anyway in the gwt simulator but it quit with the error message:
2013-06-05 17:24:51.212 java[12069:707] [Java CocoaComponent compatibility mode]: Enabled
2013-06-05 17:24:51.213 java[12069:707] [Java CocoaComponent compatibility mode]: Setting timeout for SWT to 0.100000
Loading modules
flotdemo.FlotDemo
Loading inherited module 'flotdemo.FlotDemo'
Loading inherited module 'ca.nanometrics.gflot.GFlot'
[ERROR] Unable to find 'ca/nanometrics/gflot/GFlot.gwt.xml' on your classpath; could be a typo, or maybe you forgot to include a classpath entry for source?
[ERROR] Line 11: Unexpected exception while processing element 'inherits'
com.google.gwt.core.ext.UnableToCompleteException: (see previous log entries)
at com.google.gwt.dev.cfg.ModuleDefLoader.nestedLoad(ModuleDefLoader.java:308)
What am I doing wrong here?
<inherits name="ca.nanometrics.gflot.GFlot"/> is the old one.
Since 3.0, use <inherits name='com.googlecode.gflot.GFlot'/> instead.
See the example.

Can't compile GWT project with GWTQuery in Eclipse

I'm trying to start using GWTQuery in a GWT project.
I've created sample GWT project in Eclipse
Added gwtquery-1.3.2.jar
into war/WEB-INF/lib
Edited Myproject.gwt.xml (added <inherits name='com.google.gwt.query.Query'/>)
When I compile the project it writes a lot of deffered errors but at the end it comes with:
Scanning for additional dependencies: jar:file:/C:/eclipseBacklog/Backlog/war/WEB-INF/lib/gwtquery-1.3.2.jar!/com/google/gwt/query/client/GQuery.java
Computing all possible rebind results for 'com.google.gwt.query.client.GQuery'
Rebinding com.google.gwt.query.client.GQuery
Checking rule <replace-with class='com.google.gwt.query.client.impl.SelectorEngineNativeIE8'/>
[ERROR] Errors in 'jar:file:/C:/eclipseBacklog/Backlog/war/WEB-INF/lib/gwtquery-1.3.2.jar!/com/google/gwt/query/client/Properties.java'
[ERROR] Line 20: The import com.google.gwt.core.shared cannot be resolved
[ERROR] Line 39: GWT cannot be resolved
[ERROR] Unable to find type 'com.google.gwt.query.client.GQuery'
[ERROR] Hint: Previous compiler errors may have made this type unavailable
[ERROR] Hint: Check the inheritance chain from your module; it may not be inheriting a required module or a module may not be adding its source path entries properly
[ERROR] Errors in 'jar:file:/C:/eclipseBacklog/Backlog/war/WEB-INF/lib/gwtquery-1.3.2.jar!/com/google/gwt/query/client/GQuery.java'
[ERROR] Line 1483: Failed to resolve 'com.google.gwt.query.client.GQuery' via deferred binding
What I'm doing wrong?
Check your version of gwt, you have to update to GWT-2.5.x. because this artifact of gquery has a undesired dependency of it. There are two GWT.java classes in 2.5, and gquery is depending of the new com.google.gwt.core.shared by mistake.
Open an issue at the gwtquery site becasuse this release should work with older gwt version as well.
You could also change the gquery version to 1.3.1 or 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
Update: I've just deprecated version 1.3.2, and released 1.3.3 which compiles with previous gwt versions

Unable to create editor ID org.eclipse.jst.pagedesigner.PageDesignerEditor: An unexpected exception was thrown

when i added JSF support to my project, following this tutorial
http://www.mkyong.com/jsf2/how-to-make-eclipse-ide-supports-jsf-2-0/
after restarting the eclipse, i am getting the error:
Unable to create editor ID org.eclipse.jst.pagedesigner.PageDesignerEditor: An unexpected exception was thrown.
any ideas why, and how to solve it ?
UPDATE:
when i tried to select java server faces again from the project facets, i found that it says on the right:
Conflicts with the following facets:
Application Client module
Dynamic Web Module
EAR
EJB Module
JCA Module
Static Web Module
Utility Module
Web Fragment Module
i was having JSF and ICEFaces dependencies in my pom, and i was having their libraries too in the classpath, fixed the error by removing them, and adding JSF,icefaces capabilities to my project, everything works fine now.

GWT Development Mode with Eclipse/Maven

I am just starting with GWT. I use Eclipse and have installed the GWT plugin.
I have followed the directions here Maven GWT 2.0 and Eclipse to set up a GWT project using the gwt-maven-plugin. When I run the Maven goals gwt:compile gwt:run, GWT Development Mode is launched and I can copy the url from it to my browser and view the label.
However, the project has this problem:
Description: The web.xml file does not exist
Resource: WEB-INF
Path: /GWTExample/war
Location: Unknown
Type: Google Web App Problem
If I try to run the project as a Google Web Application, I get this warning:
[WARN] No startup URLs supplied and no plausible ones found -- use -startupUrl
I can get rid of the problem by copying the web.xml to the war directory, but I still get the URL issue when running as a Google Web App.
If I'm using Maven and GWT in Eclipse, should I just ignore the web.xml problem and always run applications in development mode via the Maven goals? Or is there a way to set things so I can run as a Google Web App?
EDIT: Related to the above, is it possible to debug a GWT app running in development mode started by gwt:compile gwt:run? I have added breakpoints to my application but it doesn't stop on them. I'm not sure if it is something I've configured wrong or if it's just not possible.
Update:
In response to Prem's answer...
When I run a compile gwt:run, the web.xml file isn't copied. When I run the install gwt:run, I get this error:
[INFO] --- gwt-maven-plugin:1.2:test (default) # SampleGWT ---
[INFO] using GWT jars from project dependencies : 2.0.4
[INFO] establishing classpath list (scope = test)
[ERROR] java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/codehaus/mojo/gwt/test/MavenTestRunner
[ERROR] Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.codehaus.mojo.gwt.test.MavenTestRunner
[ERROR] at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:202)
[ERROR] at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
[ERROR] at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:190)
[ERROR] at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:307)
[ERROR] at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:301)
[ERROR] at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:248)
[ERROR] Could not find the main class: org.codehaus.mojo.gwt.test.MavenTestRunner. Program will exit.
[ERROR] Exception in thread "main"
I’m guessing that bug http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MGWT-24 is included in version 1.2 of the gwt-maven-plugin. Normally I wouldn’t run install on a project that builds a war file, but I would expect to at least get past the test phase of the build cycle.
Does anybody have any idea why I would get this error on the install but not the compile goals? Also, should I be expecting either goal to copy the web.xml file from src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml to the /war directory?
Description: The web.xml file does not exist
gwt-maven-plugin creates a project with 'war' packaging format (it's a web app so no surpirse here). Web.xml for this project will be under 'src/main/webapp' folder which will be copied to the 'war' directory (which is set as the output directory) as part of the 'resources' phase in the maven build life-cycle. You should always use
mvn compile gwt:run
or
mvn install gwt:run
so that resources are copied, all java files are compiled and gwt:compile is also invoked (since it is bound to the 'compile' phase automatically)
[WARN] No startup URLs supplied and no plausible ones found -- use -startupUrl
As per the stackoverflow link you used as reference, only your maven build file is setup with startupUrl. In order for it to work in Eclipse, you must edit the Run Configuration of your project and add the '-statupUrl' command line arguments to the existing arguments in the "Arguments" panel.
However, this is just a warning and it should not stop you from running your GWT application from eclipse. If you are facing the same "web.xml" problem here as well, it could be because you did not compile your project in your IDE before invoking "Run as Web Application". I suggest you to disable "Build Automatically" option for this project and always build it manually and invoke "GWT Compile" and then try "Run as web application"
EDIT: Related to the above, is it possible to debug a GWT app running in development mode started by gwt:compile gwt:run?
In general you must use "Remote Application" debug configuration for remote debugging a process. However I am not sure if it will work for GWT projects.
I got me too this warning:
No startup URLs supplied and no plausible ones found
when I have followed this gwt tutorial
In that screenshot there is no checkbox with "Generate sample code" . In my IDE ( sdk 2.5) it is, so I have unchecked...
It wasn't created any of the server and client packages, I have created the client manually, as the tutorial required. The tutorial until that step doesn't say I must have a server package too. That and his configuration is missing from project.
If you right-click on your project and go to Properties -> Google -> Web Application, your WAR directory might be something like either war or src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes.
Change that to src/main/webapp.
Also un-check the box next to "Launch and delploy from this directory..."
That's what fixed this problem for me. It also fixed the "can't find gwt-servlet.jar" problem at the same time.