GWT error even on official tutorials: Check that your module inherits 'com.google.gwt.core.Core' either directly or indirectly

Question

I am learning GWT and was trying to run this tutorial by Vogella and also the official GWT tutorial.

Using the Eclipse GWT plugin 3.0 on Windows 10 and JDK 11

I marked the Maven Project checkbox.

When I right-click and Run As

Turning off precompile in incremental mode.
Super Dev Mode starting up
   workDir: C:\Users\My\AppData\Local\Temp\gwt-codeserver-8137229043727681777.tmp
2021-04-29 12:03:13.494:INFO::main: Logging initialized @718ms
   Loading Java files in de.vogella.gwt.helloworld.De_vogella_gwt_helloworld.
   [ERROR] Hint: Check that your module inherits 'com.google.gwt.core.Core' either directly or indirectly (most often by inheriting module 'com.google.gwt.user.User')

I see that it is inheriting User

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--
  When updating your version of GWT, you should also update this DTD reference,
  so that your app can take advantage of the latest GWT module capabilities.
-->
<!DOCTYPE module PUBLIC "-//Google Inc.//DTD Google Web Toolkit 2.8.1//EN"
  "http://www.gwtproject.org/doctype/2.8.1/gwt-module.dtd">
<module rename-to='de_vogella_gwt_helloworld'>
  <!-- Inherit the core Web Toolkit stuff.                        -->
  <inherits name='com.google.gwt.user.User'/>

  <!-- Inherit the default GWT style sheet.  You can change       -->
  <!-- the theme of your GWT application by uncommenting          -->
  <!-- any one of the following lines.                            -->
  <inherits name='com.google.gwt.user.theme.clean.Clean'/>
  <!-- <inherits name='com.google.gwt.user.theme.standard.Standard'/> -->
  <!-- <inherits name='com.google.gwt.user.theme.chrome.Chrome'/> -->
  <!-- <inherits name='com.google.gwt.user.theme.dark.Dark'/>     -->

  <!-- Other module inherits                                      -->

  <!-- Specify the app entry point class.                         -->
  <entry-point class='de.vogella.gwt.helloworld.client.De_vogella_gwt_helloworld'/>

  <!-- Specify the paths for translatable code                    -->
  <source path='client'/>
  <source path='shared'/>

  <!-- allow Super Dev Mode -->
  <add-linker name="xsiframe"/>
</module>

This SO question was not relevant to my issue.

Answer 1

Almost certainly you are either missing gwt-user.jar from your classpath, or somehow the gwt-user.jar version doesn't match the gwt-dev.jar, which will cause problems. Every module automatically inherits com.google.gwt.core.Core (despite the error message), and as your .gwt.xml shows, you already have User added.

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Additionally, from your linked SO post, do check the comments - there are some better, more modern tutorials listed.