[SCM-667] mvn release:prepare fails for hierarchical multi-module project on Windows 7 using msysgit with "is outside repository"

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.6
• Fix Version/s: 1.7
• Component/s: maven-scm-provider-gitexe

Environment

c:\ws\testlink-junit2>mvn --version
Apache Maven 3.0.4 (r1232337; 2012-01-17 09:44:56+0100)
Maven home: c:\tools\apache-maven-3\bin\..
Java version: 1.6.0_29, vendor: Sun Microsystems Inc.
Java home: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_29\jre
Default locale: de_DE, platform encoding: Cp1252
OS name: "windows 7", version: "6.1", arch: "amd64", family: "windows"

c:\ws\testlink-junit2>git --version
git version 1.7.8.msysgit.1

c:\ws\testlink-junit2>git remote -v
origin git://github.com/1and1/testlink-junit.git (fetch)
origin git://github.com/1and1/testlink-junit.git (push)

• Assignee: Robert Scholte
• Reporter: Mirko Friedenhagen
• Created: 29/Feb/12 10:59
• Updated: 08/Jun/12 06:02
• Resolved: 20/Mar/12 17:07

Description

Steps to reproduce (provided Maven, Java and Git are installed on your Windows-Machine):

1. Run:

   git clone git://github.com/1and1/testlink-junit.git testlink-junit2
   cd testlink-junit2
   mvn -DpushChanges=false -e -B release:prepare
   

Console output:

[INFO] Checking in modified POMs...
[INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git add -- pom.xml C:\ws\testlink-junit2\tljunit-surefire\pom.xml C:\ws\testlink-junit2\tljunit-eclipse\pom.xml"
[INFO] Working directory: c:\ws\testlink-junit2
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Reactor Summary:
[INFO]
[INFO] tljunit parent .................................... FAILURE [22.561s]
[INFO] tljunit surefire RunListeners ..................... SKIPPED
[INFO] tljunit sample project for running tests from eclipse.  SKIPPED
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD FAILURE
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 24.879s
[INFO] Finished at: Wed Feb 29 17:58:15 CET 2012
[INFO] Final Memory: 13M/177M
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:2.2.2:prepare (default-cli) on project tljunit-parent: Unable to commit files
[ERROR] Provider message:
[ERROR] The git-add command failed.
[ERROR] Command output:
[ERROR] fatal: 'C:\ws\testlink-junit2\tljunit-surefire\pom.xml' is outside repository
[ERROR] -> [Help 1]
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:2.2.2:prepare (default-cli) on project tljunit-parent: Unable to commit files
Provider message:
The git-add command failed.
Command output:
fatal: 'C:\ws\testlink-junit2\tljunit-surefire\pom.xml' is outside repository

        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:213)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:153)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:145)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:84)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:59)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.singleThreadedBuild(LifecycleStarter.java:183)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute(LifecycleStarter.java:161)
        at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:320)
        at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:156)
        at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute(MavenCli.java:537)
        at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain(MavenCli.java:196)
        at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:141)
        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.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java:290)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:230)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java:409)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:352)
Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoFailureException: Unable to commit files
Provider message:
The git-add command failed.
Command output:
fatal: 'C:\ws\testlink-junit2\tljunit-surefire\pom.xml' is outside repository

        at org.apache.maven.plugins.release.PrepareReleaseMojo.prepareRelease(PrepareReleaseMojo.java:310)
        at org.apache.maven.plugins.release.PrepareReleaseMojo.execute(PrepareReleaseMojo.java:258)
        at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo(DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:101)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:209)
        ... 19 more
Caused by: org.apache.maven.shared.release.scm.ReleaseScmCommandException: Unable to commit files
Provider message:
The git-add command failed.
Command output:
fatal: 'C:\ws\testlink-junit2\tljunit-surefire\pom.xml' is outside repository

        at org.apache.maven.shared.release.phase.AbstractScmCommitPhase.checkin(AbstractScmCommitPhase.java:168)
        at org.apache.maven.shared.release.phase.AbstractScmCommitPhase.performCheckins(AbstractScmCommitPhase.java:148)
        at org.apache.maven.shared.release.phase.ScmCommitPreparationPhase.runLogic(ScmCommitPreparationPhase.java:75)
        at org.apache.maven.shared.release.phase.AbstractScmCommitPhase.execute(AbstractScmCommitPhase.java:79)
        at org.apache.maven.shared.release.DefaultReleaseManager.prepare(DefaultReleaseManager.java:206)
        at org.apache.maven.shared.release.DefaultReleaseManager.prepare(DefaultReleaseManager.java:142)
        at org.apache.maven.shared.release.DefaultReleaseManager.prepare(DefaultReleaseManager.java:104)
        at org.apache.maven.plugins.release.PrepareReleaseMojo.prepareRelease(PrepareReleaseMojo.java:302)
        ... 22 more
[ERROR]
[ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.
[ERROR]
[ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles:
[ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/MojoFailureException

Issue Links

• supercedes: MRELEASE-581 Git relative pathing broken with release plugin