java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError while trying to View File History
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*Except Fisheye and Crucible
Symptoms
When clicking on the View File History an error appears stating that a java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError was encountered.
The following appears in the atlassian-fisheye.log:
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2014-06-19 07:19:49,550 ERROR [qtp234367668-6228140 ] fisheye TotalityFilter-logExceptionDetails - Exception "java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/jsp/tag/web/cru/filehist/otherRevLink_tag" (javax.servlet.ServletException) while processing "/crucible/WEB-INF/jsp/file/fileHistoryContentsResp.jsp" (Referer:"http://sigdev.dstcorp.net/crucible/browse/Exeter/trunk/ExeterProcesses/src/main/java/com/dsths/argon/process/externalinterface/hxp2600/Hxp2600.java")
javax.servlet.ServletException: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/apache/jsp/tag/web/cru/filehist/otherRevLink_tag
at org.apache.jasper.runtime.PageContextImpl.doHandlePageException(PageContextImpl.java:944)Cause
This problem is caused by an inconsistency in the OSGI plugin cache.
Resolution
Stop Fisheye.
Delete (or move for backup purposes) the entire folder:
$FISHEYE_INST/var/osgi-cache(e.g./fisheye/var/osgi-cache)Start Fisheye.
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