java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener

Question

I included these in the Build Path:

• all Spring libs
• Apache Tomcat 7.0 library

The project still fails during startup:

Answer 1

You have to use at least version 3.2.8.RELEASE of spring-core.

For Maven, set in your pom.xml:

    org.springframework
    spring-core
    3.2.8.RELEASE

Source: http://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/current/javadoc-api/org/springframework/cglib/core/SpringNamingPolicy.html, since 3.2.8.