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           Summary: Error instantiating servlet class
           Product: Tomcat 5
           Version: 5.5.9
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: major
          Priority: P2
         Component: Catalina
        AssignedTo: tomcat-dev@jakarta.apache.org
        ReportedBy: bht@actrix.gen.nz


"Error instantiating servlet class <servlet class name>"

This exception message is printed in the log file when a class used by a servlet
cannot be instantiated.

The developer will eventually be able to guess the class and add it to the
classes/jars directory under [install-dir]/shared/.

However, the class loader should print in its error message the name of the
class that it cannot find.

The curent error message is misleading, as the missing class NOT the servlet
class that is printed in the message.

How to reproduce:

- Write a servlet that uses a class that is not part of the JRE and not part of
the classes supplied by Tomcat.
- Try to load your servlet.

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