Project deployment fails with NullPointerException in JAXBContext.newInstance() in BPMS

Issue

• We are getting an error saying the build failed, with an associated stacktrace.

18:28:30,993 ERROR [org.jbpm.console.ng.bd.backend.server.DeploymentManagerEntryPointImpl] (http-localhost.localdomain/127.0.0.1:8080-1) Deployment of unit com.xxx.xxx:XXX:1.0 failed: null: org.jbpm.console.ng.bd.exception.DeploymentException
               at org.jbpm.console.ng.bd.backend.server.DeploymentManagerEntryPointImpl.deploy(DeploymentManagerEntryPointImpl.java:119) [jbpm-console-ng-business-domain-backend-6.0.3-redhat-6.jar:6.0.3-redhat-6]
               at org.jbpm.console.ng.bd.backend.server.DeploymentManagerEntryPointImpl.deploy(DeploymentManagerEntryPointImpl.java:103) [jbpm-console-ng-business-domain-backend-6.0.3-redhat-6.jar:6.0.3-redhat-6]
               at org.jbpm.console.ng.bd.backend.server.DeploymentManagerEntryPointImpl.process(DeploymentManagerEntryPointImpl.java:245) [jbpm-console-ng-business-domain-backend-6.0.3-redhat-6.jar:6.0.3-redhat-6]
               at org.jbpm.console.ng.bd.backend.server.DeploymentManagerEntryPointImpl$Proxy$_$$_WeldClientProxy.process(DeploymentManagerEntryPointImpl$Proxy$_$$_WeldClientProxy.java) [jbpm-console-ng-business-domain-backend-6.0.3-redhat-6.jar:6.0.3-redhat-6]
               at org.guvnor.common.services.builder.BuildServiceImpl.buildAndDeploy(BuildServiceImpl.java:108) [guvnor-project-builder-6.0.3-redhat-6.jar:6.0.3-redhat-6]
...
 Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
               at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.reflect.TransducedAccessor.get(TransducedAccessor.java:169) [jaxb-impl-2.2.5-redhat-5.jar:2.2.5-redhat-5]
               at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.property.AttributeProperty.<init>(AttributeProperty.java:91) [jaxb-impl-2.2.5-redhat-5.jar:2.2.5-redhat-5]
               at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.property.PropertyFactory.create(PropertyFactory.java:108) [jaxb-impl-2.2.5-redhat-5.jar:2.2.5-redhat-5]
               at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.ClassBeanInfoImpl.<init>(ClassBeanInfoImpl.java:181) [jaxb-impl-2.2.5-redhat-5.jar:2.2.5-redhat-5]
               at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.JAXBContextImpl.getOrCreate(JAXBContextImpl.java:509) [jaxb-impl-2.2.5-redhat-5.jar:2.2.5-redhat-5]
               at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.JAXBContextImpl.<init>(JAXBContextImpl.java:326) [jaxb-impl-2.2.5-redhat-5.jar:2.2.5-redhat-5]
               at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.JAXBContextImpl.<init>(JAXBContextImpl.java:141) [jaxb-impl-2.2.5-redhat-5.jar:2.2.5-redhat-5]
               at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.JAXBContextImpl$JAXBContextBuilder.build(JAXBContextImpl.java:1163) [jaxb-impl-2.2.5-redhat-5.jar:2.2.5-redhat-5]
               at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.ContextFactory.createContext(ContextFactory.java:145) [jaxb-impl-2.2.5-redhat-5.jar:2.2.5-redhat-5]
               at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.7.0_71]
               at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) [rt.jar:1.7.0_71]
               at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) [rt.jar:1.7.0_71]
               at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) [rt.jar:1.7.0_71]
               at javax.xml.bind.ContextFinder.newInstance(ContextFinder.java:211) [jboss-jaxb-api_2.2_spec-1.0.4.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.0.4.Final-redhat-2]
               at javax.xml.bind.ContextFinder.find(ContextFinder.java:392) [jboss-jaxb-api_2.2_spec-1.0.4.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.0.4.Final-redhat-2]
               at javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext.newInstance(JAXBContext.java:618) [jboss-jaxb-api_2.2_spec-1.0.4.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.0.4.Final-redhat-2]
               at javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext.newInstance(JAXBContext.java:565) [jboss-jaxb-api_2.2_spec-1.0.4.Final-redhat-2.jar:1.0.4.Final-redhat-2]
               at org.kie.remote.services.rest.jaxb.DynamicJaxbContext.setupDeploymentJaxbContext(DynamicJaxbContext.java:221) [kie-services-remote-6.0.3-redhat-6.jar:6.0.3-redhat-6]
               at org.kie.remote.services.rest.jaxb.DynamicJaxbContext.setupDeploymentJaxbContext(DynamicJaxbContext.java:152) [kie-services-remote-6.0.3-redhat-6.jar:6.0.3-redhat-6]
               at org.kie.remote.services.rest.jaxb.DynamicJaxbContext$Proxy$_$$_WeldClientProxy.setupDeploymentJaxbContext(DynamicJaxbContext$Proxy$_$$_WeldClientProxy.java) [kie-services-remote-6.0.3-redhat-6.jar:6.0.3-redhat-6]
               at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.7.0_71]
               at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) [rt.jar:1.7.0_71]
               at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) [rt.jar:1.7.0_71]
               at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) [rt.jar:1.7.0_71]
               at org.jboss.weld.util.reflection.SecureReflections$13.work(SecureReflections.java:267) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.util.reflection.SecureReflectionAccess.run(SecureReflectionAccess.java:52) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.util.reflection.SecureReflectionAccess.runAsInvocation(SecureReflectionAccess.java:137) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.util.reflection.SecureReflections.invoke(SecureReflections.java:263) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.introspector.jlr.WeldMethodImpl.invokeOnInstance(WeldMethodImpl.java:170) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.introspector.ForwardingWeldMethod.invokeOnInstance(ForwardingWeldMethod.java:51) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.injection.MethodInjectionPoint.invokeOnInstanceWithSpecialValue(MethodInjectionPoint.java:154) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.event.ObserverMethodImpl.sendEvent(ObserverMethodImpl.java:245) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.event.ObserverMethodImpl.sendEvent(ObserverMethodImpl.java:233) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.event.ObserverMethodImpl.notify(ObserverMethodImpl.java:213) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.event.ObserverNotifier.notifyObserver(ObserverNotifier.java:117) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.event.TransactionalObserverNotifier.notifyObserver(TransactionalObserverNotifier.java:44) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.event.ObserverNotifier.notifyObservers(ObserverNotifier.java:85) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.event.ObserverNotifier.fireEvent(ObserverNotifier.java:80) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.event.EventImpl.fire(EventImpl.java:68) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.kie.remote.services.cdi.DeploymentInfoBean.addOnDeploy(DeploymentInfoBean.java:67) [kie-services-remote-6.0.3-redhat-6.jar:6.0.3-redhat-6]
               at org.kie.remote.services.cdi.DeploymentInfoBean$Proxy$_$$_WeldClientProxy.addOnDeploy(DeploymentInfoBean$Proxy$_$$_WeldClientProxy.java) [kie-services-remote-6.0.3-redhat-6.jar:6.0.3-redhat-6]
               at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.7.0_71]
               at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57) [rt.jar:1.7.0_71]
               at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) [rt.jar:1.7.0_71]
               at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606) [rt.jar:1.7.0_71]
               at org.jboss.weld.util.reflection.SecureReflections$13.work(SecureReflections.java:267) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.util.reflection.SecureReflectionAccess.run(SecureReflectionAccess.java:52) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.util.reflection.SecureReflectionAccess.runAsInvocation(SecureReflectionAccess.java:137) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.util.reflection.SecureReflections.invoke(SecureReflections.java:263) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.introspector.jlr.WeldMethodImpl.invokeOnInstance(WeldMethodImpl.java:170) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.introspector.ForwardingWeldMethod.invokeOnInstance(ForwardingWeldMethod.java:51) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.injection.MethodInjectionPoint.invokeOnInstanceWithSpecialValue(MethodInjectionPoint.java:154) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.event.ObserverMethodImpl.sendEvent(ObserverMethodImpl.java:245) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.event.ObserverMethodImpl.sendEvent(ObserverMethodImpl.java:233) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.event.ObserverMethodImpl.notify(ObserverMethodImpl.java:213) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.event.ObserverNotifier.notifyObserver(ObserverNotifier.java:117) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.event.TransactionalObserverNotifier.notifyObserver(TransactionalObserverNotifier.java:44) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.event.ObserverNotifier.notifyObservers(ObserverNotifier.java:85) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.event.ObserverNotifier.fireEvent(ObserverNotifier.java:80) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jboss.weld.event.EventImpl.fire(EventImpl.java:68) [weld-core-1.1.13.Final-redhat-1.jar:1.1.13.Final-redhat-1]
               at org.jbpm.kie.services.impl.AbstractDeploymentService.commonDeploy(AbstractDeploymentService.java:106) [jbpm-kie-services-6.0.3-redhat-6.jar:6.0.3-redhat-6]
               at org.jbpm.kie.services.impl.KModuleDeploymentService.deploy(KModuleDeploymentService.java:110) [jbpm-kie-services-6.0.3-redhat-6.jar:6.0.3-redhat-6]
               at org.jbpm.kie.services.impl.KModuleDeploymentService$Proxy$_$$_WeldClientProxy.deploy(KModuleDeploymentService$Proxy$_$$_WeldClientProxy.java) [jbpm-kie-services-6.0.3-redhat-6.jar:6.0.3-redhat-6]
               at org.jbpm.console.ng.bd.backend.server.DeploymentManagerEntryPointImpl.deploy(DeploymentManagerEntryPointImpl.java:113) [jbpm-console-ng-business-domain-backend-6.0.3-redhat-6.jar:6.0.3-redhat-6]
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