java - is application.xml file must to run a spring mvc application in tomcat 7? -

i new spring mvc.

i've downloaded 1 application , trying deploy using apache tomcat, unable run it.

i'm getting error message:

fail - application @ context path /geeknews not started  <web-app version="2.5" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/xmlschema-instance" xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee" xsi:schemalocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee              http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_2_5.xsd"> <servlet>     <servlet-name>sdnext</servlet-name>     <servlet-class>org.springframework.web.servlet.dispatcherservlet     </servlet-class>     <init-param>         <param-name>contextconfiglocation</param-name>         <param-value>/web-inf/config/sdnext-servlet.xml</param-value>     </init-param>     <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup> </servlet>  <servlet-mapping>     <servlet-name>sdnext</servlet-name>     <url-pattern>*.html</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping>  <welcome-file-list>     <welcome-file>index.jsp</welcome-file> </welcome-file-list> </web-app>   

error logs

j java.lang.illegalargumentexception: taglib definition not consistent specification version     @ org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliblocationrule.begin(webruleset.java:1274)     @ org.apache.tomcat.util.digester.digester.startelement(digester.java:1276)     @ com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.abstractsaxparser.startelement(unknown source)     @ com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.xmldocumentfragmentscannerimpl.scanstartelement(unknown source)     @ com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.xmldocumentfragmentscannerimpl$fragmentcontentdriver.next(unknown source)     @ com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.xmldocumentscannerimpl.next(unknown source)     @ com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.xmldocumentfragmentscannerimpl.scandocument(unknown source)     @ com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.xml11configuration.parse(unknown source)     @ com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.xml11configuration.parse(unknown source)     @ com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.xmlparser.parse(unknown source)     @ com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.abstractsaxparser.parse(unknown source)      jun 23, 2014 11:21:59 pm org.apache.catalina.core.standardcontext startinternal     severe: context [/geeknews] startup failed due previous errors     jun 23, 2014 11:21:59 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.hostconfig deploywar     info: deploying web application archive c:\program files (x86)\apache software     foundation\tomcat 7.0\webapps\sample.war      java.lang.illegalargumentexception: taglib definition not consistent specification version      jun 23, 2014 11:22:41 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.contextconfig parsewebxml     severe: occurred @ line 33 column 11     jun 23, 2014 11:22:41 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.contextconfig configurestart     severe: marking application unavailable due previous error(s)     jun 23, 2014 11:22:41 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core defined     jun 23, 2014 11:22:41 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/fmt defined     j    un 23, 2014 11:22:41 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/functions defined     jun 23, 2014 11:22:41 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://jakarta.apache.org/taglibs/standard/permittedtaglibs     defined     jun 23, 2014 11:22:41 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://jakarta.apache.org/taglibs/standard/scriptfree     defined     jun 23, 2014 11:22:41 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/sql defined     jun 23, 2014 11:22:41 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/xml defined     jun 23, 2014 11:22:41 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://java.sun.com/jstl/core_rt defined     jun 23, 2014 11:22:41 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://java.sun.com/jstl/core defined     jun 23, 2014 11:22:41 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core defined     jun 23, 2014 11:22:41 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://java.sun.com/jstl/fmt_rt defined     jun 23, 2014 11:22:41 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://java.sun.com/jstl/fmt defined     jun 23, 2014 11:22:41 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/fmt defined     jun 23, 2014 11:22:41 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/functions defined     jun 23, 2014 11:22:41 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://jakarta.apache.org/taglibs/standard/permittedtaglibs     defined         jun 23, 2014 11:22:41 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://jakarta.apache.org/taglibs/standard/scriptfree     defined     jun 23, 2014 11:22:41 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://java.sun.com/jstl/sql_rt defined     jun 23, 2014 11:22:41 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://java.sun.com/jstl/sql defined     jun 23, 2014 11:22:41 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/sql defined     jun 23, 2014 11:22:42 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://java.sun.com/jstl/xml_rt defined     jun 23, 2014 11:22:42 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://java.sun.com/jstl/xml defined     jun 23, 2014 11:22:42 pm org.apache.catalina.startup.tagliburirule body     info: tld skipped. uri: http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/xml defined     j    un 23, 2014 11:22:42 pm org.apache.catalina.core.standardcontext startinternal         severe: error getconfigured     jun 23, 2014 11:22:42 pm org.apache.catalina.core.standardcontext startinternal     severe: context [/geeknews] startup failed due previous errors     jun 23, 2014 11:23:20 pm org.apache.coyote.abstractprotocol pause     info: pausing protocolhandler ["http-bio-8080"]     jun 23, 2014 11:23:21 pm org.apache.coyote.abstractprotocol pause     info: pausing protocolhandler ["ajp-bio-8009"]     jun 23, 2014 11:23:21 pm org.apache.catalina.core.standardservice stopinternal     info: stopping service catalina     jun 23, 2014 11:23:21 pm org.apache.coyote.abstractprotocol stop     info: stopping protocolhandler ["http-bio-8080"]     jun 23, 2014 11:23:21 pm org.apache.coyote.abstractprotocol stop     info: stopping protocolhandler ["ajp-bio-8009"] 

what run application? geeknews.xml file required run it? (conf/cata*/localhost)

i guess have libraries conflicts; error saying using taglibs whom version not compatible specification (jsp , servlet specification)

i raccomend check libs....it doesn't seem related spring