[GROOVY-11328] Groovy 4.0.19 - Unable to start (picocli)

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 4.0.19
• Fix Version/s: 5.0.0-alpha-7, 4.0.20
• Component/s: command line processing
• Environment: JDK 21.0.2 (Zulu), Mac, sdkman
• Assignee: Paul King
• Reporter: Lenny Primak
• Created: 03/Mar/24 11:18
• Updated: 24/Mar/24 23:12
• Resolved: 04/Mar/24 10:19

Description

Hi,

I just upgraded from Groovy 4.0.18 to 4.0.19 and I can no longer start groovy command line.
I am getting this exception:

java -version
openjdk version "21.0.2" 2024-01-16 LTS
OpenJDK Runtime Environment Zulu21.32+17-CA (build 21.0.2+13-LTS)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Zulu21.32+17-CA (build 21.0.2+13-LTS, mixed mode, sharing)
lprimak@Lennys-MacBook-Pro playpen % groovy
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: picocli/CommandLine$ParameterException
	at java.base/java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods0(Native Method)
	at java.base/java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredMethods(Class.java:3578)
	at java.base/java.lang.Class.getMethodsRecursive(Class.java:3719)
	at java.base/java.lang.Class.getMethod0(Class.java:3705)
	at java.base/java.lang.Class.getMethod(Class.java:2393)
	at org.codehaus.groovy.tools.GroovyStarter.rootLoader(GroovyStarter.java:110)
	at org.codehaus.groovy.tools.GroovyStarter.main(GroovyStarter.java:37)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: picocli.CommandLine$ParameterException
	at org.codehaus.groovy.tools.RootLoader.findClass(RootLoader.java:180)
	at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:593)
	at org.codehaus.groovy.tools.RootLoader.loadClass(RootLoader.java:148)
	at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:526)
	... 7 more
lprimak@Lennys-MacBook-Pro playpen % type groovy
groovy is /Users/lprimak/.sdkman/candidates/groovy/4.0.19/bin/groovy