Tomcat Startup Error: Error in dependencyCheck

SEVERE: Error in dependencyCheck
java.util.zip.ZipException: too many length or distance symbols
    at java.util.zip.InflaterInputStream.read(InflaterInputStream.java:147)
    at java.util.zip.ZipInputStream.read(ZipInputStream.java:146)
    at java.util.jar.JarInputStream.read(JarInputStream.java:177)
    at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read1(BufferedInputStream.java:256)
    at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(BufferedInputStream.java:317)
    at java.util.jar.JarInputStream.getBytes(JarInputStream.java:88)
    at java.util.jar.JarInputStream.<init>(JarInputStream.java:65)
    at java.util.jar.JarInputStream.<init>(JarInputStream.java:43)
    at org.apache.catalina.util.ExtensionValidator.getManifest(ExtensionValidator.java:378)
    at org.apache.catalina.util.ExtensionValidator.validateApplication(ExtensionValidator.java:189)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4530)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1057)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:840)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1057)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:463)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:525)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:754)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:595)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:289)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:414)
Apr 19, 2012 12:58:21 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Error getConfigured
Apr 19, 2012 12:58:21 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start
SEVERE: Context [/rde] startup failed due to previous errors
Apr 19, 2012 12:58:21 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext stop
INFO: Container org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].[/rde] has not been started
Apr 19, 2012 12:58:21 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployDescriptor
INFO: Deploying configuration descriptor host-manager.xml
Apr 19, 2012 12:58:21 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployDescriptor
INFO: Deploying configuration descriptor manager.xml
Apr 19, 2012 12:58:21 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployWAR
INFO: Deploying web application archive rdt-reference-gui-server.war
Apr 19, 2012 12:58:21 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext start


I was getting above error while starting tomcat, due to this error my tomcat started but the application was not up.

Resolution
The problem was with the MENIFEST.MF file. I checked my project's menisfest file but it was correct.
I later resolved this error by checking my dependencies, few of the jars were corrupt and i was not able to open their MENIFEST.MF file.

I replaced those jars with the newer ones and also removed a few jars that were really not required. 
Also note that in a MANIFEST.MF file the length of characters per row should not exceed 70.