DO NOT REPLY [Bug 23169] New: - JSP servlet fails on error "java.lang.StackOverflowError"

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JSP servlet fails on error "java.lang.StackOverflowError"

           Summary: JSP servlet fails on error
                    "java.lang.StackOverflowError"
           Product: Tomcat 4
           Version: 4.1.24
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: Other
         Component: Catalina
        AssignedTo: tomcat-dev@jakarta.apache.org
        ReportedBy: navin.bhat@eds.com


Hello,
I have recently installed Tomcat on Mandrake 9.1 with Jetspeed/Turbine provide 
the portal framework. Its running on JVM 1.4.2_01. This has been running on 
Windows XP with no problems whatsoever. However, the service initialization 
fails on Mandrake with a java.lang.StackOverflowError error. The log is as 
follows :

2003-09-12 16:29:27 HostConfig[localhost]: Deploying web application directory 
SWIFTTDemo
2003-09-12 16:29:27 StandardHost[localhost]: Installing web application at 
context path /SWIFTTDemo from URL file:/var/tomcat4/webapps/SWIFTTDemo
2003-09-12 16:29:27 WebappLoader[/SWIFTTDemo]: Deploying class repositories to 
work directory /var/tomcat4/work/Standalone/localhost/SWIFTTDemo
2003-09-12 16:29:27 WebappLoader[/SWIFTTDemo]: Deploy class files /WEB-
INF/classes to /var/tomcat4/webapps/SWIFTTDemo/WEB-INF/classes
2003-09-12 16:29:27 WebappLoader[/SWIFTTDemo]: Deploy JAR /WEB-INF/lib/jess.jar 
to /var/tomcat4/webapps/SWIFTTDemo/WEB-INF/lib/jess.jar
2003-09-12 16:29:27 StandardManager[/SWIFTTDemo]: Seeding random number 
generator class java.security.SecureRandom
2003-09-12 16:29:27 StandardManager[/SWIFTTDemo]: Seeding of random number 
generator has been completed
2003-09-12 16:29:27 StandardWrapper[/SWIFTTDemo:default]: Loading container 
servlet default
2003-09-12 16:29:27 default: init
2003-09-12 16:29:27 StandardWrapper[/SWIFTTDemo:invoker]: Loading container 
servlet invoker
2003-09-12 16:29:27 invoker: init
2003-09-12 16:29:27 jsp: init
2003-09-12 16:29:27 StandardContext[/SWIFTTDemo]: Servlet /SWIFTTDemo threw load
() exception
javax.servlet.ServletException: Servlet.init() for servlet TomcatUtil threw 
exception
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.loadServlet(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.load(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.loadOnStartup(Unknown 
Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(Unknown 
Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostDeployer.install(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.install(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployDirectories(Unknown 
Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(Unknown 
Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.execute(Unknown Source)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.process(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke
(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke
(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
	at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Unknown Source)
----- Root Cause -----
java.lang.StackOverflowError

Please help !

- regards
Navin