[MECLIPSE-269] "Can't canonicalize system path" error using the goal eclispse:eclipse

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 2.3
• Environment: maven-eclipse-plugin version 2.3; maven-war-plugin version 2.0.2
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Paul Spencer
• Created: 21/May/07 14:36
• Updated: 31/Mar/10 15:56
• Resolved: 20/Apr/09 17:42

Description

I get a "Can't canonicalize system path" error using the goal eclispse:eclipse when
the <warSourceDirectory> of the maven-war-plugin starts with ${basedir}. If I remove the
${basedir}, the build is successful.

If, as it appears, the war plugin uses different rules related to the prefixing a path with ${basedir}, then I consider it a bug because the configuration of <warSourceDirectory> is inconsistant with similar tags.

Per Wayne Fay, I have log this issue against the Eclipse plugin.

[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] BUILD ERROR
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Can't canonicalize system path: C:\cvs_apms\ipim-webapp\C:\cvs_apms\ipim-webapp\src\webapp

Embedded error: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[DEBUG] Trace
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: Can't canonicalize system path: C:\cvs_apms\ipim-webapp\C:\cvs_apms\ipim-webapp\src\webapp
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoals(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:564)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeStandaloneGoal(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:493)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoal(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:463)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoalAndHandleFailures(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:311)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeTaskSegments(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:278)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.execute(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:143)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:334)
at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:125)
at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:272)
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:324)
at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java:315)
at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:255)
at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java:430)
at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:375)
Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException: Can't canonicalize system path: C:\cvs_apms\ipim-webapp\C:\cvs_apms\ipim-webapp\src\webapp
at org.apache.maven.plugin.ide.IdeUtils.getCanonicalPath(IdeUtils.java:77)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.ide.IdeUtils.toRelativeAndFixSeparator(IdeUtils.java:89)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.eclipse.writers.EclipseWtpComponentWriter.writeModuleTypeComponent(EclipseWtpComponentWriter.java:142)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.eclipse.writers.EclipseWtpComponentWriter.write(EclipseWtpComponentWriter.java:97)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.eclipse.EclipsePlugin.writeConfiguration(EclipsePlugin.java:671)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.ide.AbstractIdeSupportMojo.execute(AbstractIdeSupportMojo.java:402)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultPluginManager.executeMojo(DefaultPluginManager.java:443)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoals(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:539)
... 16 more
Caused by: java.io.IOException: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect
at java.io.WinNTFileSystem.canonicalize0(Native Method)
at java.io.Win32FileSystem.canonicalize(Win32FileSystem.java:354)
at java.io.File.getCanonicalPath(File.java:513)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.ide.IdeUtils.getCanonicalPath(IdeUtils.java:73)
... 23 more
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Paul Spencer

Issue Links

• depends upon: MNG-3747 relative build paths are not path-translated when using prefixed expressions (eg. project.build.directory) in plugin configurations
• relates to: MECLIPSE-608 "Can't canonicalize system path" error using the goal eclispse:eclipse