[SUREFIRE-500] puzzling NoClassDefFoundError instead of meaningfull stacktrace

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.4.2
• Fix Version/s: 2.7.2
• Component/s: classloading
• Environment: maven 2.0.9 , linux/ubuntu, jdk-sun-1.5.0_13
• Assignee: Kristian Rosenvold
• Reporter: jromme
• Created: 21/May/08 04:20
• Updated: 13/Jan/11 14:27
• Resolved: 13/Jan/11 14:27

Description

We are using maven-2.0.9 for some project using spring/hibernate.

When I made an incorrect change to the spring configuration (or actually I removed a hbm.xml file that was still referenced in the spring config), maven/surefire failed with an NoClassDefFoundError on one of our abstract test classes (where the spring config was loaded). Running in debug mode (-X) or increasing log4j levels did not reveal more info as to the cause of the problem.

After some time I switched back to maven-2.0.7, maven/surefire also failed but with a meaningfull stacktrace that pointed immediately to the cause of the problem.

So I fixed the problem, switched again to maven-2.0.9, with a succesfull build as result.

Issue Links

• relates to: SUREFIRE-625 Testclass which fails during launch claims to have no tests