Why does jsp:include (sometimes) cause StackOverflowErrors on Google App Engine?

Question

I am experiencing StackOverflowErrors with all requests to the latest version of an application on GAE. I tracked down Issue #3588 but that was closed because t

Answer 1

This error is caused by jsp:including a file that doesn't exist on the server. See issue #5564. Somehow certain files that exist in my development environment aren't getting uploaded when I deploy to Google App Engine (Update: see also issue #5565).