@WebServiceRef Does not work

If you try and use @WebServiceRef you get an exception:

Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/jboss/wsf/stack/cxf/client/serviceref/CXFServiceObjectFactoryJAXWS
at org.jboss.as.webservices.deployers.WebServiceRefAnnotationParsingProcessor$WebServiceRefValueSource.getValue(WebServiceRefAnnotationParsingProcessor.java:256)

If you then add a dependency on org.jboss.ws.jaxws-client to the module org.jboss.as.webservices:main you get the following error:

java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to construct component instance
at org.jboss.ejb3.tx2.impl.CMTTxInterceptor.handleExceptionInOurTx(CMTTxInterceptor.java:193)
at org.jboss.ejb3.tx2.impl.CMTTxInterceptor.invokeInOurTx(CMTTxInterceptor.java:261)
at org.jboss.ejb3.tx2.impl.CMTTxInterceptor.required(CMTTxInterceptor.java:359)
at org.jboss.ejb3.tx2.impl.CMTTxInterceptor.invoke(CMTTxInterceptor.java:219)
at org.jboss.as.ejb3.tx.CMTTxInterceptor.processInvocation(CMTTxInterceptor.java:35)
at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:287) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.session.SessionInvocationContextInterceptor.processInvocation(SessionInvocationContextInterceptor.java:71)
at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:287) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.invocation.ChainedInterceptor.processInvocation(ChainedInterceptor.java:61) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.as.ee.component.ViewDescription$1.processInvocation(ViewDescription.java:146)
at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:287) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.invocation.ChainedInterceptor.processInvocation(ChainedInterceptor.java:61) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.as.ee.component.ProxyInvocationHandler.invoke(ProxyInvocationHandler.java:76)
at org.jboss.as.demos.ws.archive.SimpleStatelessSessionLocal$$$view2.echo(Unknown Source) [classes:]
at org.jboss.as.demos.ws.archive.SimpleServlet.doGet(SimpleServlet.java:59) [classes:]
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:734) [jboss-servlet-api_3.0_spec-1.0.0.Final.jar:1.0.0.Final]
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:847) [jboss-servlet-api_3.0_spec-1.0.0.Final.jar:1.0.0.Final]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:329) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar:7.1.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:248) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar:7.1.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:275) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar:7.1.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:161) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar:7.1.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT]
at org.jboss.as.web.security.SecurityContextAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityContextAssociationValve.java:139) [jboss-as-web-7.1.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT.jar:7.1.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT]
at org.jboss.as.web.NamingValve.invoke(NamingValve.java:57) [jboss-as-web-7.1.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT.jar:7.1.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:154) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar:7.1.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT]
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar:7.1.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar:7.1.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT]
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:362) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar:7.1.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT]
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:877) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar:7.1.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT]
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:667) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar:7.1.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT]
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:952) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar:7.1.0.Alpha1-SNAPSHOT]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680) [:1.6.0_26]
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to construct component instance
at org.jboss.as.ee.component.BasicComponent.constructComponentInstance(BasicComponent.java:154)
at org.jboss.as.ee.component.BasicComponent.createInstance(BasicComponent.java:77)
at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.stateless.StatelessSessionComponent$1.create(StatelessSessionComponent.java:70)
at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.stateless.StatelessSessionComponent$1.create(StatelessSessionComponent.java:67)
at org.jboss.ejb3.pool.AbstractPool.create(AbstractPool.java:65)
at org.jboss.ejb3.pool.strictmax.StrictMaxPool.get(StrictMaxPool.java:145)
at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.pool.PooledInstanceInterceptor.processInvocation(PooledInstanceInterceptor.java:41)
at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:287) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.session.SessionInvocationContextInterceptor$CustomSessionInvocationContext.proceed(SessionInvocationContextInterceptor.java:126)
at org.jboss.ejb3.tx2.impl.CMTTxInterceptor.invokeInOurTx(CMTTxInterceptor.java:257)
... 29 more
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: org.jboss.wsf.spi.WSFException: Failed to provide SPI:interface org.jboss.wsf.spi.serviceref.ServiceRefBinderFactory
at org.jboss.as.webservices.deployers.WebServiceRefAnnotationParsingProcessor$WebServiceRefValueSource.getValue(WebServiceRefAnnotationParsingProcessor.java:258)
at org.jboss.as.naming.ValueManagedReferenceFactory$1.getInstance(ValueManagedReferenceFactory.java:63)
at org.jboss.as.ee.component.ManagedReferenceMethodInjectionInterceptor.processInvocation(ManagedReferenceMethodInjectionInterceptor.java:66)
at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:287) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.invocation.WeavedInterceptor.processInvocation(WeavedInterceptor.java:53) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:287) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.as.ee.component.ManagedReferenceInterceptor.processInvocation(ManagedReferenceInterceptor.java:53)
at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:287) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.invocation.WeavedInterceptor.processInvocation(WeavedInterceptor.java:53) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:287) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.as.ee.component.NamespaceContextInterceptor.processInvocation(NamespaceContextInterceptor.java:44)
at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:287) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.session.SessionInvocationContextInterceptor.processInvocation(SessionInvocationContextInterceptor.java:71)
at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:287) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.as.ee.component.TCCLInterceptor.processInvocation(TCCLInterceptor.java:45)
at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:287) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.invocation.ChainedInterceptor.processInvocation(ChainedInterceptor.java:61) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.as.ee.component.BasicComponent.constructComponentInstance(BasicComponent.java:152)
... 38 more
Caused by: org.jboss.wsf.spi.WSFException: Failed to provide SPI:interface org.jboss.wsf.spi.serviceref.ServiceRefBinderFactory
at org.jboss.ws.common.spi.DefaultSPIProvider.getSPI(DefaultSPIProvider.java:102)
at org.jboss.wsf.spi.SPIProvider.getSPI(SPIProvider.java:41) [jbossws-spi-2.0.0.Beta6.jar:2.0.0.Beta6]
at org.jboss.ws.common.serviceref.DefaultServiceRefHandler.getBinder(DefaultServiceRefHandler.java:62)
at org.jboss.ws.common.serviceref.DefaultServiceRefHandler.createReferenceable(DefaultServiceRefHandler.java:56)
at org.jboss.as.webservices.deployers.WebServiceRefAnnotationParsingProcessor$WebServiceRefValueSource.getReferenceable(WebServiceRefAnnotationParsingProcessor.java:272)
at org.jboss.as.webservices.deployers.WebServiceRefAnnotationParsingProcessor$WebServiceRefValueSource.getValue(WebServiceRefAnnotationParsingProcessor.java:256)
... 55 more

It appears that there is no META_INF/services entry for this class. If you then start the server with the system property

-Dorg.jboss.wsf.spi.serviceref.ServiceRefBinderFactory=org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.client.serviceref.CXFServiceRefBinderFactoryImpl

You get the following error:

Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: org.jboss.wsf.spi.WSFException: Cannot create service
at org.jboss.as.webservices.deployers.WebServiceRefAnnotationParsingProcessor$WebServiceRefValueSource.getValue(WebServiceRefAnnotationParsingProcessor.java:258)
at org.jboss.as.naming.ValueManagedReferenceFactory$1.getInstance(ValueManagedReferenceFactory.java:63)
at org.jboss.as.ee.component.ManagedReferenceMethodInjectionInterceptor.processInvocation(ManagedReferenceMethodInjectionInterceptor.java:66)
at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:287) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.invocation.WeavedInterceptor.processInvocation(WeavedInterceptor.java:53) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:287) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.as.ee.component.ManagedReferenceInterceptor.processInvocation(ManagedReferenceInterceptor.java:53)
at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:287) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.invocation.WeavedInterceptor.processInvocation(WeavedInterceptor.java:53) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:287) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.as.ee.component.NamespaceContextInterceptor.processInvocation(NamespaceContextInterceptor.java:44)
at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:287) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.as.ejb3.component.session.SessionInvocationContextInterceptor.processInvocation(SessionInvocationContextInterceptor.java:71)
at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:287) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.as.ee.component.TCCLInterceptor.processInvocation(TCCLInterceptor.java:45)
at org.jboss.invocation.InterceptorContext.proceed(InterceptorContext.java:287) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.invocation.ChainedInterceptor.processInvocation(ChainedInterceptor.java:61) [jboss-invocation-1.1.0.Final.jar:1.1.0.Final]
at org.jboss.as.ee.component.BasicComponent.constructComponentInstance(BasicComponent.java:152)
... 38 more
Caused by: org.jboss.wsf.spi.WSFException: Cannot create service
at org.jboss.wsf.spi.WSFException.rethrow(WSFException.java:55) [jbossws-spi-2.0.0.Beta6.jar:2.0.0.Beta6]
at org.jboss.ws.common.serviceref.AbstractServiceObjectFactoryJAXWS.getObjectInstance(AbstractServiceObjectFactoryJAXWS.java:123)
at org.jboss.as.webservices.deployers.WebServiceRefAnnotationParsingProcessor$WebServiceRefValueSource.getValue(WebServiceRefAnnotationParsingProcessor.java:256)
... 55 more
Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: org.jboss.wsf.stack.cxf.client.serviceref.CXFServiceReferenceableJAXWS cannot be cast to javax.naming.Reference
at org.jboss.ws.common.serviceref.AbstractServiceObjectFactoryJAXWS.getObjectInstance(AbstractServiceObjectFactoryJAXWS.java:87)
... 56 more