title: Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/springframework/context/ApplicationContext
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    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11976791/how-to-deploy-maven-project-on-tomcat-in-eclipse-severe-a-child-container-faile">How to Deploy Maven project on tomcat in eclipse SEVERE: A child container failed during start java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException</a>  </p>
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  <p>Hello I am new to Maven and just pulled down a project from an SVN repository, it was in a good working state during its last reversion. It is using spring + hibernate + jsf, and is being deployed on a tomcat server. I am getting the following error and was not sure what the problem is and am very lost. Any direction at all would be GREATLY appreciated!</p>
  
  <pre><code>Aug 16, 2012 9:18:17 AM org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener init
  INFO: The APR based Apache Tomcat Native library which allows optimal performance in production environments was not found on the java.library.path: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_06\bin;C:\Windows\Sun\Java\bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_06\jre\bin;C:/Program Files/Java/jdk1.7.0_03/bin/../jre/bin/server;C:/Program Files/Java/jdk1.7.0_03/bin/../jre/bin;C:/Program Files/Java/jdk1.7.0_03/bin/../jre/lib/amd64;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_03\bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTSystem\;C:\Dev\eclipse;;.
  Aug 16, 2012 9:18:18 AM org.apache.tomcat.util.digester.SetPropertiesRule begin
  WARNING: [SetPropertiesRule]{Server/Service/Engine/Host/Context} Setting property 'source' to 'org.eclipse.jst.jee.server:cepis' did not find a matching property.
  Aug 16, 2012 9:18:18 AM org.apache.tomcat.util.digester.Digester endElement
  WARNING:   No rules found matching 'Server/Service/Engine/Host/Context/Logger'.
  Aug 16, 2012 9:18:18 AM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol init
  INFO: Initializing ProtocolHandler ["http-bio-8080"]
  Aug 16, 2012 9:18:18 AM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol init
  INFO: Initializing ProtocolHandler ["ajp-bio-8009"]
  Aug 16, 2012 9:18:18 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina load
  INFO: Initialization processed in 917 ms
  Aug 16, 2012 9:18:18 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService startInternal
  INFO: Starting service Catalina
  Aug 16, 2012 9:18:18 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine startInternal
  INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/7.0.27
  Aug 16, 2012 9:18:19 AM org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase startInternal
  SEVERE: A child container failed during start
  java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/cepis]]
      at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerGet(FutureTask.java:252)
      at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(FutureTask.java:111)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:1128)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.startInternal(StandardHost.java:782)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1566)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1556)
      at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:334)
      at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:166)
      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1110)
      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:603)
      at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722)
  Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/cepis]]
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154)
      ... 7 more
  Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/springframework/context/ApplicationContext
      at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredFields0(Native Method)
      at java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredFields(Class.java:2308)
      at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredFields(Class.java:1760)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.WebAnnotationSet.getDeclaredFields(WebAnnotationSet.java:452)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.WebAnnotationSet.loadFieldsAnnotation(WebAnnotationSet.java:257)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.WebAnnotationSet.loadApplicationServletAnnotations(WebAnnotationSet.java:136)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.WebAnnotationSet.loadApplicationAnnotations(WebAnnotationSet.java:66)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.applicationAnnotationsConfig(ContextConfig.java:381)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.configureStart(ContextConfig.java:858)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.lifecycleEvent(ContextConfig.java:345)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:90)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5161)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
      ... 7 more
  Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext
      at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1711)
      at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1556)
      ... 21 more
  
  Aug 16, 2012 9:18:19 AM org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase startInternal
  SEVERE: A child container failed during start
  java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost]]
      at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerGet(FutureTask.java:252)
      at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(FutureTask.java:111)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:1128)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:302)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:443)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:732)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:675)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:322)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:450)
  Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost]]
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1566)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1556)
      at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:334)
      at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:166)
      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1110)
      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:603)
      at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722)
  Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: A child container failed during start
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:1136)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.startInternal(StandardHost.java:782)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
      ... 7 more
  
  Aug 16, 2012 9:18:19 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start
  SEVERE: Catalina.start: 
  org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardServer[8005]]
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:675)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:322)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:450)
  Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardService[Catalina]]
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:732)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
      ... 7 more
  Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina]]
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:443)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
      ... 9 more
  Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: A child container failed during start
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:1136)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:302)
      at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
      ... 11 more
  
  Aug 16, 2012 9:18:19 AM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start
  INFO: Server startup in 695 ms
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Thanks again in advance!!</p>
  
  <p>EDIT: </p>
  
  <p>SOLVED:</p>
  
  <p>This may or may not be useful to others, but keep in mind I am new to Maven, turns out I was missing Maven Dependencies in the Deployment Assembly.</p>
  
  <p>This was added by right clicking on the project in Eclipse.</p>
  
  <p>->Properties -> Deployment Assembly -> Add --> and then selected Maven Dependencies.</p>