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Build 200501271900 1) Create new Project With Existing Ant Script 2) Go to 4th page 3) Choose web pages folder as directory without WEB-INF/web.xml file (it can be placed somewhere else) 4) ERROR: User should be warned, that JSP editor will mark JSPs using tag libraries as with errors (i.e. it will not work properly). It is strongly recommended to place at least fake WEB-INF/web.xml file there.
It affects project's properties | Web Sources too. Changing summary and subcomponent.
*** Issue 55786 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
This issue is also related to issue #61895.
This was resolved by issue 61895 - web pages and WEB-INF folder can be different folders.