Hmm, that's odd. What does mvn dependency:tree show for you? Are there any EL dependencies to see?
Have you tried it with my branch (https://github.com/gunnarmorling/spring-petclinic/tree/hibernate-validator-el-issue)? I can run mvn tomcat7:run there and see the application when going to http://localhost:9966/petclinic/.
Hmm, that's odd. What does mvn dependency:tree show for you? Are there any EL dependencies to see?
Have you tried it with my branch (https://github.com/gunnarmorling/spring-petclinic/tree/hibernate-validator-el-issue)? I can run mvn tomcat7:run there and see the application when going to http://localhost:9966/petclinic/.