Clojure: Lein figwheel and ClassNotFoundException: javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter

Question

I'm trying to run lein figwheel on a ClojureScript app and I keep getting this error:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter, compiling:(cljs/closure.clj:1:1) at clojure.lang.Compiler.load(Compiler.java:7391) at clojure.lang.RT.loadResourceScript(RT.java:372) at clojure.lang.RT.loadResourceScript(RT.java:363) at clojure.lang.RT.load(RT.java:453) at clojure.lang.RT.load(RT.java:419) at clojure.core$load$fn__5677.invoke(core.clj:5893) at clojure.core$load.invokeStatic(core.clj:5892) at clojure.core$load.doInvoke(core.clj:5876) at clojure.lang.RestFn.invoke(RestFn.java:408) at clojure.core$load_one.invokeStatic(core.clj:5697) at clojure.core$load_one.invoke(core.clj:5692) at clojure.core$load_lib$fn__5626.invoke(core.clj:5737) at clojure.core$load_lib.invokeStatic(core.clj:5736) at clojure.core$load_lib.doInvoke(core.clj:5717) at clojure.lang.RestFn.applyTo(RestFn.java:142) at clojure.core$apply.invokeStatic(core.clj:648) at clojure.core$load_libs.invokeStatic(core.clj:5774) at clojure.core$load_libs.doInvoke(core.clj:5758) at clojure.lang.RestFn.applyTo(RestFn.java:137) at clojure.core$apply.invokeStatic(core.clj:648) at clojure.core$require.invokeStatic(core.clj:5796) at clojure.core$require.doInvoke(core.clj:5796) at clojure.lang.RestFn.invoke(RestFn.java:3204) at cljs.repl$eval10915$loading__5569__auto____10916.invoke(repl.cljc:9) at cljs.repl$eval10915.invokeStatic(repl.cljc:9) at cljs.repl$eval10915.invoke(repl.cljc:9) at clojure.lang.Compiler.eval(Compiler.java:6927) at clojure.lang.Compiler.eval(Compiler.java:6916) at clojure.lang.Compiler.load(Compiler.java:7379) at clojure.lang.RT.loadResourceScript(RT.java:372) at clojure.lang.RT.loadResourceScript(RT.java:363) at clojure.lang.RT.load(RT.java:453) at clojure.lang.RT.load(RT.java:419) at clojure.core$load$fn__5677.invoke(core.clj:5893) at clojure.core$load.invokeStatic(core.clj:5892) at clojure.core$load.doInvoke(core.clj:5876) at clojure.lang.RestFn.invoke(RestFn.java:408) at clojure.core$load_one.invokeStatic(core.clj:5697) at clojure.core$load_one.invoke(core.clj:5692) at clojure.core$load_lib$fn__5626.invoke(core.clj:5737) at clojure.core$load_lib.invokeStatic(core.clj:5736) at clojure.core$load_lib.doInvoke(core.clj:5717) at clojure.lang.RestFn.applyTo(RestFn.java:142) at clojure.core$apply.invokeStatic(core.clj:648) at clojure.core$load_libs.invokeStatic(core.clj:5774) at clojure.core$load_libs.doInvoke(core.clj:5758) at clojure.lang.RestFn.applyTo(RestFn.java:137) at clojure.core$apply.invokeStatic(core.clj:648) at clojure.core$require.invokeStatic(core.clj:5796) at clojure.core$require.doInvoke(core.clj:5796) at clojure.lang.RestFn.invoke(RestFn.java:1523) at figwheel_sidecar.repl$eval10909$loading__5569__auto____10910.invoke(repl.clj:1) at figwheel_sidecar.repl$eval10909.invokeStatic(repl.clj:1) at figwheel_sidecar.repl$eval10909.invoke(repl.clj:1) at clojure.lang.Compiler.eval(Compiler.java:6927) at clojure.lang.Compiler.eval(Compiler.java:6916) at clojure.lang.Compiler.load(Compiler.java:7379) at clojure.lang.RT.loadResourceScript(RT.java:372) at clojure.lang.RT.loadResourceScript(RT.java:363) at clojure.lang.RT.load(RT.java:453) at clojure.lang.RT.load(RT.java:419) at clojure.core$load$fn__5677.invoke(core.clj:5893) at clojure.core$load.invokeStatic(core.clj:5892) at clojure.core$load.doInvoke(core.clj:5876) at clojure.lang.RestFn.invoke(RestFn.java:408) at clojure.core$load_one.invokeStatic(core.clj:5697) at clojure.core$load_one.invoke(core.clj:5692) at clojure.core$load_lib$fn__5626.invoke(core.clj:5737) at clojure.core$load_lib.invokeStatic(core.clj:5736) at clojure.core$load_lib.doInvoke(core.clj:5717) at clojure.lang.RestFn.applyTo(RestFn.java:142) at clojure.core$apply.invokeStatic(core.clj:648) at clojure.core$load_libs.invokeStatic(core.clj:5774) at clojure.core$load_libs.doInvoke(core.clj:5758) at clojure.lang.RestFn.applyTo(RestFn.java:137) at clojure.core$apply.invokeStatic(core.clj:648) at clojure.core$require.invokeStatic(core.clj:5796) at clojure.core$require.doInvoke(core.clj:5796) at clojure.lang.RestFn.invoke(RestFn.java:1523) at figwheel_sidecar.system$eval10903$loading__5569__auto____10904.invoke(system.clj:1) at figwheel_sidecar.system$eval10903.invokeStatic(system.clj:1) at figwheel_sidecar.system$eval10903.invoke(system.clj:1) at clojure.lang.Compiler.eval(Compiler.java:6927) at clojure.lang.Compiler.eval(Compiler.java:6916) at clojure.lang.Compiler.load(Compiler.java:7379) at clojure.lang.RT.loadResourceScript(RT.java:372) at clojure.lang.RT.loadResourceScript(RT.java:363) at clojure.lang.RT.load(RT.java:453) at clojure.lang.RT.load(RT.java:419) at clojure.core$load$fn__5677.invoke(core.clj:5893) at clojure.core$load.invokeStatic(core.clj:5892) at clojure.core$load.doInvoke(core.clj:5876) at clojure.lang.RestFn.invoke(RestFn.java:408) at clojure.core$load_one.invokeStatic(core.clj:5697) at clojure.core$load_one.invoke(core.clj:5692) at clojure.core$load_lib$fn__5626.invoke(core.clj:5737) at clojure.core$load_lib.invokeStatic(core.clj:5736) at clojure.core$load_lib.doInvoke(core.clj:5717) at clojure.lang.RestFn.applyTo(RestFn.java:142) at clojure.core$apply.invokeStatic(core.clj:648) at clojure.core$load_libs.invokeStatic(core.clj:5774) at clojure.core$load_libs.doInvoke(core.clj:5758) at clojure.lang.RestFn.applyTo(RestFn.java:137) at clojure.core$apply.invokeStatic(core.clj:648) at clojure.core$require.invokeStatic(core.clj:5796) at clojure.core$require.doInvoke(core.clj:5796) at clojure.lang.RestFn.invoke(RestFn.java:930) at figwheel_sidecar.repl_api$eval9$loading__5569__auto____10.invoke(repl_api.clj:1) at figwheel_sidecar.repl_api$eval9.invokeStatic(repl_api.clj:1) at figwheel_sidecar.repl_api$eval9.invoke(repl_api.clj:1) at clojure.lang.Compiler.eval(Compiler.java:6927) at clojure.lang.Compiler.eval(Compiler.java:6916) at clojure.lang.Compiler.load(Compiler.java:7379) at clojure.lang.RT.loadResourceScript(RT.java:372) at clojure.lang.RT.loadResourceScript(RT.java:363) at clojure.lang.RT.load(RT.java:453) at clojure.lang.RT.load(RT.java:419) at clojure.core$load$fn__5677.invoke(core.clj:5893) at clojure.core$load.invokeStatic(core.clj:5892) at clojure.core$load.doInvoke(core.clj:5876) at clojure.lang.RestFn.invoke(RestFn.java:408) at clojure.core$load_one.invokeStatic(core.clj:5697) at clojure.core$load_one.invoke(core.clj:5692) at clojure.core$load_lib$fn__5626.invoke(core.clj:5737) at clojure.core$load_lib.invokeStatic(core.clj:5736) at clojure.core$load_lib.doInvoke(core.clj:5717) at clojure.lang.RestFn.applyTo(RestFn.java:142) at clojure.core$apply.invokeStatic(core.clj:648) at clojure.core$load_libs.invokeStatic(core.clj:5774) at clojure.core$load_libs.doInvoke(core.clj:5758) at clojure.lang.RestFn.applyTo(RestFn.java:137) at clojure.core$apply.invokeStatic(core.clj:648) at clojure.core$require.invokeStatic(core.clj:5796) at clojure.core$require.doInvoke(core.clj:5796) at clojure.lang.RestFn.invoke(RestFn.java:408) at user$eval5.invokeStatic(form-init1038311299988387512.clj:1) at user$eval5.invoke(form-init1038311299988387512.clj:1) at clojure.lang.Compiler.eval(Compiler.java:6927) at clojure.lang.Compiler.eval(Compiler.java:6916) at clojure.lang.Compiler.load(Compiler.java:7379) at clojure.lang.Compiler.loadFile(Compiler.java:7317) at clojure.main$load_script.invokeStatic(main.clj:275) at clojure.main$init_opt.invokeStatic(main.clj:277) at clojure.main$init_opt.invoke(main.clj:277) at clojure.main$initialize.invokeStatic(main.clj:308) at clojure.main$null_opt.invokeStatic(main.clj:342) at clojure.main$null_opt.invoke(main.clj:339) at clojure.main$main.invokeStatic(main.clj:421) at clojure.main$main.doInvoke(main.clj:384) at clojure.lang.RestFn.invoke(RestFn.java:421) at clojure.lang.Var.invoke(Var.java:383) at clojure.lang.AFn.applyToHelper(AFn.java:156) at clojure.lang.Var.applyTo(Var.java:700) at clojure.main.main(main.java:37) Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter at java.base/java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:471) at clojure.lang.DynamicClassLoader.findClass(DynamicClassLoader.java:69) at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:588) at clojure.lang.DynamicClassLoader.loadClass(DynamicClassLoader.java:77) at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:521) at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method) at java.base/java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:398) at clojure.lang.RT.classForName(RT.java:2168) at clojure.lang.RT.classForNameNonLoading(RT.java:2181) at cljs.closure$eval12201$loading__5569__auto____12202.invoke(closure.clj:9) at cljs.closure$eval12201.invokeStatic(closure.clj:9) at cljs.closure$eval12201.invoke(closure.clj:9) at clojure.lang.Compiler.eval(Compiler.java:6927) at clojure.lang.Compiler.eval(Compiler.java:6916) at clojure.lang.Compiler.load(Compiler.java:7379) ... 153 more

I've checked my dev environment and confirmed I'm running Java 11 and that I have the latest version of lein. The little info I can find online is that this was a Java 9 issue, but there's nothing else past that. Any idea how to fix this?

Answer 1

I only add [javax.xml.bind/jaxb-api "2.3.0"] into my :dependencies of the project.clj according to https://stackoverflow.com/a/53039959/5022162this post, then it would be worked well.