Eclipse 3.7/GWT+GAE wizard, resource already exists? - eclipse

A problem occurs for me when I attempt to use the Google Web Application Wizard in the Eclipse IDE (Running on Mac OSX 10.7). If I attempt to generate a project with any given name/package (using the newest GWT and GAE SDK), without generating the sample code, I get an error stating:
Creation of element failed:
Reason:
Resource '/xxx/war/WEB-INF/web.xml' already exists.
Or alternatively
Reason:
Resource '/xxx/war/WEB-INF/appengine-web.xml' already exists.
The create project process does not finish, and when I exit out, there is a folder with whatever 'xxx' happens to be in the workspace I designated. However it only contains a src folder (with no modules or packages) a war folder (with no library, css, or html files), and does not import the .jar files from the SDKs.
If I follow this same process exactly, except allow it to generate sample code, all the files are there. If I follow this process except uncheck use google app engine, all the files are there. However it is this specific procedure that seems to be causing the problem. I would prefer not to have to reinstall Eclipse and all of it's plugins, only to have this happen again, so it would be greatly appreciated if someone could help me identify the source of the problem.
Thanks!

Create the Application as you describe except uncheck "App Engine".
Then turn on GAE via the project's Properties dialog.

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eclipse projects build path is driving me nuts

I have this number of apps/libraries which I set up in different projects. Development and refactorings are mostly simultaneous so I don't want to "build library, deploy to lib folder of depending projects, rebuild depending projects".
At the leaf of the dependency tree is CLIENT. I only have the JRE library in Libraries->Module Path. Builds just fine. (CLIENT has a module.info that exports its packages.)
One depending app is DBROWSER. Requires only JRE+CLIENT, so I have CLIENT in Projects->Module Path and JRE in Libraries->Module Path. Builds fine. DBROWSER has a module.info that requires what it needs, and exports nothing (it's a main GUI app.)
Other depending app is SERVER. Requires only JRE+CLIENT, so I have CLIENT in Projects->Module Path and JRE in Libraries->Module Path. Refuses to build. Error message is "The project was not built since its build path is incomplete. Cannot find the class file for java.util.Set. Fix the build path then try building this project". I've tried cleaning dozens of times, only results in seemingly random shifting around to other error messages, mostly "could not be resolved" and "indirectly referenced from existing .class files".
What am I missing ?
EDIT
I also found this
"It sounds like this has been a known issue (Bug 67414)that was resolved in 3.0 ... someone has commented that it's occurring for them in 3.4 as well.
In the mean time, the work around is to remove the JRE System Library from the project and then add it back again."
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Eclipse error: indirectly referenced from required .class files?
Didn't work either.
From the symptom I'd guess that this is https://bugs.eclipse.org/547181 which is fixed in current milestone / integration builds, so please try installing 2019-09 M2

Another GWT module may need to be recompiled

I'll start with the other threads I've read:
GWT module may need to be (re)compiled REDUX
Some subtlety of GWT compilation - "gwt module may need to be (re)compiled."
Google App Engine - recompile GWT module
GWT Maven : Module 'xxx' may need to be (re)compiled
I have taken the following steps to fix this:
Cleared my browser cache.
Deleted gwt-unitCache folder.
Deleted *.nocache.js.
Deleted every file that was left over from a previous build. (I did this by looking at the date and time it was created.)
Run both maven clean and gwt:clean on my project.
Compile by right clicking on the project and going to Google > GWT Compile.
Run maven package.
Put the war in my JBoss EAP 6.1 (JBoss AS 7) folder.
Connect to it and still get the "GWT module may need to be recompiled" error.
What else could be causing this error to come up?
This has happened to me in the past when I imported a GWT project to a different computer. Seems you have already done some things I have tried. Before you start, right click on your project, hit Refresh, so you don't miss anything that's not in sync with the file system. There are multiple things it may be, so here's all the things I did to get it working:
Before the following steps also helps if you use the same version of GWT that was originally used to create your project. Also, make sure gwt-servlet.jar, gwt-servlet-deps.jar, validation-api-1.0.0.GA.jar, and validation-api-1.0.0.GA-sources.jar in your libs directory are the same as the ones from your GWT SDK directory (only if your app uses them).
Delete gwt-UnitCache
Open up the war directory.
Delete ALL compiled module folders.
Delete the war/WEB-INF/deploy folder.
Delete the war/WEB-INF/classes folder. It may be hidden in Eclipse, so you may have to do it via your file system.
Now, on the menus: click Project > Clean...
Make sure a build happens too. Either make "Build automatically" is selected, or use the option in the "Clean" dialog.
Do a GWT Compile. If you have more than one module, ONLY compile the main module. Any inherited modules will also be compiled.
I hope this helps. Ask if you need any clarifications.

No Class Def Found Error in my JSP file

I have a jsp file called AddBidding.jsp which adds bids for a facility. I am using the Google App Engine's datastore (objectify). When I try to run the file using localhost:8888/AddBidding.jsp. However, it keeps giving me NoClassDefinitionFound Error. Can I know what causes this error? I know it's due to the classpath but how do I fix it in Eclipse GAE?
I am making some assumptions over here since there are not too many details about which class is giving you the NoClassDefFound Error. Just ensure that all the external(additional) JARs that you use are present in the WEB-INF\lib folder also. For e.g. put all the Objectify and dependent JARs in the WEB-INF\lib folder and then try.
Right Click the Project on Project Explorer View > "Configure Build Path"
In Source [tab] Make sure your Default output folder is right
In Libraries [tab] you have Web App Libraries
If not Add Library...
That should get you working.

Referencing a GWT project from another GWT one - Problems

I am already using an open source GWT project (iServe) and I would like to integrate into it another open source GWT project (PetalsBPM), by which I mean being able to call it and reference its methods.
I have imported iServe in Eclipse (it has multiple modules) as separate Maven projects referencing its other and can run it successfully through Runas -> Web application in development mode.
If I do that and run the other project through the console as mvn gwt:run, I call initiate PetalsMBP through iServe. However, that means that the two programs have to run as is, without communication with each other.
I have also imported the second project into eclipse as a java project successfully (converting into a Maven one causes problems - various lifecycle configurations ones), but whenever I try to add to to iServe through Properties -> Java Build Path -> Projects, although it does not cause any errors immediately, I cannot launch iServe anymore. It produces the following error:
"Exception occurred executing command line.
Cannot run program "C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe" (in directory "C:...iserve-sal-gwt-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT"): CreateProcess error=206, The filename or extension is too long"
Are my problems related to the fact that PetalsBPM is not a Maven project in Eclipse (I doubt it)?
Am I doing something wrong, i.e., this is not the way to reference a project from another one? should I add a reference to the first project's (iServe) gwt.xml file?
Is there a way to do what I want without having to wrap the second project as a jar and calling it from iServe? I would prefer not to, since producing a jar every time I make a slight change is not exactly efficient!
P.S: The second project is a regular GWT project with an entrypoint, not just a module. Should I remove this?
UPDATE: Trying to figure out the source of this error, I attempted to simplify the problem, so I performed the following moves:
I created two new simple GWT projects and tried to reference one
from the other. Worked fine
I referenced the project I actually want
to use (PetalsBPM) from the simple one I just created. Also works
fine.
I referenced the new simple project from the original one I
want to use (iServe). Also works fine.
Tried doing what I actually
want to do, copying the settings from 2&3. Produces the same error
"CreateProcess error=206, The filename or extension is too long" if
I reference PetalsBPM (does not when I remove it from the referenced
projects)
So, I tried switching workspaces. I created a new workspace in C:\, and moved the actual projects there. Still it did not work. :(
Any more ideas?
I met the same type of error "Create Process, error=206, path too long etc." a hundred times.
Then, I found a solution/explanation in google-groups, it solved my problem.
I post the content and link as it might help others.
This website (StackOverflow) really helped me a thousand times.
Thanks to you all !
solution/explanation :
(Response from Stephen Johnson)
(...) if you're using eclipse plugin go to Project | Properties, choose
Google \ App Engine \ ORM and only include directories that you have
classes that you want enhanced. By default it does the entire project
so that includes a lot of needless files. (...)
Link :
original post # google-groups
Read the exception message again. Somewhere along the way Maven is generating a path that is too long for (some) Windows API to handle, try moving your workspace to a directory straight below C:\.
I just tried "skolima" reply and it worked for me. In Eclipse I clicked File->Switch Workspace.
Three things to note:
After I created the workspace in "C:\workspace" I had to update my Project->Properties > Java Build Path > Libraries > Add External JARs...
I'm using Windows 7.
I'm using "Eclipse Java EE IDE for Web Developers"
I hope this others.

How can I setup ANT with Subversion and ColdFusion Builder (eclipse) to check out a local build to work on?

I am not sure if there's an answer for this already -- couldn't find one for this (hopefully common) setup:
I recently converted one of my ColdFusion projects to deploy via ANT.
I have a local ant script that instructs a remote server to check out the code, and run the application's specific build file, remotely on the server.
I have a few endpoints:
Live - production (on the production server)
Staging - on the production server, different datasource, etc.
dev - on the local box.
What I have run into it seems is a simple and common problem. I now need ANT to create any build, even locally. Fine, created a local endpoint and it configures for my box.
Issue? How do I get it to show up as a project (automatically if possible) in Eclipse/ColdFusion builder. What I envision is instead of checking out a branch via the subversion plugin in CFBuilder/Eclipse, I now use ANT to do that for me.
Since I use ColdFusion Builder (Eclipse + Adobe's plugin), I have all of eclipse's tools and plugins available to solve the problem of : how can I best call ANT from within Eclipse/ColdFusion Builder, to setup the local build as a project that I can develop and work on?
I think when I check the code back in from the local box, I'd have to be sure not to check in any files with local config paths, etc.
I hope this is a detailed and clear enough explanation, if not, please ask.
Thanks in advance!
You won't be able to have it "automatically" show up in CFBuilder, but you can make it pretty easy.
Eclipse requires the ".project" file, which is a simple xml file that by default generally just contains the project name.
Once you check out your project from SVN, Do file -- new -- ColdFusion project and point it to the directory where you've checked out your code. This will create the .project in there. From there, you can commit that file to SVN.
Subsequent developers who check out the project from SVN can then do File -- Import -- Existing Project into workspace, and point it to their checked out location. Since it'll have the .project file in there (from when you committed it), that project will show up when they search for projects in that import wizard.
Now, that's how you'd do it if you already used ANT to check out the code. However, if you wanted a potentially even easier way, then you can just install either the Subversive or Subclipse plugin into CFBuilder, and then do
file -- new -- checkout project from svn
point to your svn url
select the directory you want to check out
choose a location where you want the code to live
click through to completion