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I set out to build the examples for Apache CXF 2.4.2, the binary distribution. I am using Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit, Java SDK 1.7, Tomcat 7.0, and Eclipse Indigo 3.7.
I down loaded the Apache CXF 2.4.2 binary distribution for Windows zip file. I uncompressed and copied the expanded directory to:
"C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2"
I changed directory to the samples directory:
"C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples"
I began to follow the directions in the README.txt file in that directory which begins with:
"Basic Setup for Building and Running the Demos."
I had already installed the Java SDK V1.7.
I installed Apache ant v1.8.2.
I opened a cmd tool window and verified that I had set up the environment correctly:
CXF_HOME:
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples>echo %CXF_H
OME%
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2
JAVA_HOME:
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples>echo %JAVA_
HOME%
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0
ANT_HOME:
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples>echo %ANT_H
OME%
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-ant-1.8.2
PATH:
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples>echo %PATH%
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x8
6)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\
Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Fil
es (x86)\QuickTime\QTSystem\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Roxio Shared\9.
0\DLLShared\;C:\Program Files (x86)\GTK2-Runtime\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Wind
ows Live\Shared;C:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 7.0\bin
;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0\bin;C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\
apache-ant-1.8.2\bin;C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-maven-3.
0.3\bin;C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\bin
CLASSPATH:
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples>echo %CLASS
PATH%
.;C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTSystem\QTJava.zip;C:\Program Files\MySQL\my
sql-connector-java-5.1.17\mysql-connector-java-5.1.17-bin.jar;C:\Program Files\A
pache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\lib\cxf-manifest.jar;.\build\classes
CATALINA_HOME:
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples>echo %CATAL
INA_HOME%
C:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 7.0
I verified that Tomcat 7.0 was running with the Tomcat icon in the system tray.
The REAME.txt now Says:
[Now we have two flavors WAR, one is Full WAR that included all the jars
in the $WAR/WEB-INF/lib folder, the other is minimum WAR, which did not
include any jars in the WAR.
1)run "ant war" to build a Full WAR.
2)run "ant war -Dwithout.libs=true" to build a minimum WAR.]
I issued the command:
"C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples>ant war"
ERROR MESSAGE:
Buildfile: build.xml does not exist!
Build failed
I checked in the directory, and indeed there was no file named "build.xml". There was a file named "common_build.xml".
ant -help said there was a command line option "-buildfile".
I issued the command:
"C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples>ant -buildf
ile common_build.xml war
ERROR MESSAGE:
Buildfile: C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples\
common_build.xml
[loadfile] Do not set property srcbuild.classpath as its length is 0.
BUILD FAILED
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples\common_buil
d.xml:75: Apache CXF requires Java version 1.5 or higher. You are currently usin
g Java version 1.7.
Total time: 1 second
I edited the file common-build.xml. I replaced the section:
<condition property="is.java.version.15">
<or>
<equals arg1="${ant.java.version}" arg2="1.5"/>
<equals arg1="${ant.java.version}" arg2="1.6"/>
</or>
</condition>
<fail message="Apache CXF requires Java version 1.5 or higher. You are currently using Java version ${ant.java.version}."
unless="is.java.version.15"/>
with:
<condition property="is.java.version.15">
<or>
<equals arg1="${ant.java.version}" arg2="1.5"/>
<equals arg1="${ant.java.version}" arg2="1.6"/>
<equals arg1="${ant.java.version}" arg2="1.7"/>
</or>
</condition>
<fail message="Apache CXF requires Java version 1.5 or higher. You are currently using Java version ${ant.java.version}."
unless="is.java.version.15"/>
I issued the command:
"C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples>ant -buildf
ile common_build.xml war
ERROR MESSAGE:
Buildfile: C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples\
common_build.xml
[loadfile] Do not set property srcbuild.classpath as its length is 0.
BUILD FAILED
Target "war" does not exist in the project "cxf build file".
Total time: 1 second
I checked "common_build.xml" and verified that indeed there is no target name line like:
<target name="war">
There is a line
<antcall target="war"/>
but this does not appear to be the same thing.
Some research suggested that the default build option would create the war file.
I issued the command:
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples>ant -buildf
ile common_build.xml
ERROR MESAGE:
Buildfile: C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples\
common_build.xml
[loadfile] Do not set property srcbuild.classpath as its length is 0.
maybe.generate.code:
[loadfile] Do not set property srcbuild.classpath as its length is 0.
BUILD FAILED
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples\common_buil
d.xml:120: The following error occurred while executing this line:
Target "generate.code" does not exist in the project "cxf build file".
Total time: 1 second
I decided to give up trying to build all of the Apache CXF 2.4.2 samples at once.
I changed directory to:
"C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples\java_first_jaxws".
I would now try to build just this one sample.
The README.txt file begins with:
"Java First demo using jax-ws APIs and jsr-181"
The environment was correct, so I proceeded onward!
later in the README.txt file:
"Building and running the demo using ant"
From the base directory of this sample (i.e., where this README file is
located), the Ant build.xml file can be used to build and run the demo.
The server and client targets automatically build the demo.
Using either UNIX or Windows:
ant server (from one command line window)
ant client (from a second command line window)
I issued the command:
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples\java_first_
jaxws>ant server
ERROR MESSAGE:
Buildfile: C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples\
java_first_jaxws\build.xml
[loadfile] Do not set property srcbuild.classpath as its length is 0.
maybe.generate.code:
compile:
[javac] C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples
\common_build.xml:128: warning: 'includeantruntime' was not set, defaulting to b
uild.sysclasspath=last; set to false for repeatable builds
[javac] Compiling 9 source files to C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundat
ion\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples\java_first_jaxws\build\classes
[javac] javac: invalid flag: Files\Apache
[javac] Usage: javac <options> <source files>
[javac] use -help for a list of possible options
BUILD FAILED
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples\common_buil
d.xml:128: Compile failed; see the compiler error output for details.
Total time: 1 second
I issued the command:
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples\java_first_
jaxws>ant client
ERROR MESSAGE:
Buildfile: C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples\
java_first_jaxws\build.xml
[loadfile] Do not set property srcbuild.classpath as its length is 0.
maybe.generate.code:
compile:
[javac] C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples
\common_build.xml:128: warning: 'includeantruntime' was not set, defaulting to b
uild.sysclasspath=last; set to false for repeatable builds
[javac] Compiling 9 source files to C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundat
ion\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples\java_first_jaxws\build\classes
[javac] javac: invalid flag: Files\Apache
[javac] Usage: javac <options> <source files>
[javac] use -help for a list of possible options
BUILD FAILED
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-cxf-2.4.2\samples\common_buil
d.xml:128: Compile failed; see the compiler error output for details.
Total time: 1 second
There would appear to be an issue with the Microsoft passion for putting spaces in the path. I read many warnings about not using quotes for any of the paths in the environment for fear of breaking ant.
I would like to compile, run, and use these samples.
Can anyone out there help me?