Compatibility problems of the WMPS with Tomcat 10

Problem:

When installing a Tomcat 10, the WMPS cannot be started and a number of error messages occur.

For example, the following message is logged in the log file of the localhost:

SEVERE [main] org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart Error configuring application listener of class [en.aedsicad.landmanagement.plot.plotwmps.modl.PlotWebConnectorListener]

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/servlet/ServletContextListener

Despite the statement in the WMPS release notes that Tomcat 9 and higher is supported, this is not true for Tomcat 10 and higher due to breaking changes.

Cause:

Due to significant changes made with Tomcat version 10 and higher compared to Tomcat version 9 (see Apache Tomcat Migrating from 9.0.x to 10.0.x), the WMPS does not currently support Tomcat 10.

Solution:

Currently, we advise staying on the most current Tomcat 9.X release.

There will be an update to WMPS during 2024 that will support Tomcat 10.