I was trying to build all projects under http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/continuum/trunk.
Thanks Louis. And yes, I am using maven 2. May be, that is the problem. -Murali. On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 8:04 PM, Louis Smith <[email protected]>wrote: > The error is specific: > > repository: Unable to read local copy of metadata: Cannot read metadata > from > '/home/murali/.m2/repository/org/codehaus/redback/plexus- > spring/1.3-M2-SNAPSHOT/maven-metadata-codehaus.snapshots.xml': > expected START_TAG or END_TAG not TEXT (position: TEXT seen > ...<extension>jar</... @14:25) > > It doesn't like the <extension> tag in the metadata file. I believe that > <extension> is part of Maven 3, and the support is not available in M2. > So, any artifact with <extension> may not be usable for a maven2 build. > > What project are you trying to build? I'll download it to both of my > servers and test against m2 and m3, and let you know. It may take me until > tomorrow to resolve it. > > Louis > > On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 7:36 AM, murali mohan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi Louis, > > > > Thanks sir for your reply. > > > > I am working on a fresh checkout from svn/trunk. No changes from my end. > I > > think it should work as a fresh checkout. > > > > Moreover, there is no error in that XML file > > > > > (/home/murali/.m2/repository/org/codehaus/redback/plexus-spring/1.3-M2-SNAPSHOT/maven-metadata-codehaus.snapshots.xml). > > The contents of that file is given below. > > > > I downloaded the pom file and jar file as per that metadata file and > placed > > it in the same folder (The mvn build was not doing it automatically for > > some reason). Even then the same error. > > > > Content of maven-metadata-codehaus.snapshots.xml: > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > > <metadata modelVersion="1.1.0"> > > <groupId>org.codehaus.redback</groupId> > > <artifactId>plexus-spring</artifactId> > > <version>1.3-M2-SNAPSHOT</version> > > <versioning> > > <snapshot> > > <timestamp>20110819.150938</timestamp> > > <buildNumber>1</buildNumber> > > </snapshot> > > <lastUpdated>20110819150938</lastUpdated> > > <snapshotVersions> > > <snapshotVersion> > > <extension>jar</extension> > > <value>1.3-M2-20110819.150938-1</value> > > <updated>20110819150938</updated> > > </snapshotVersion> > > <snapshotVersion> > > <extension>pom</extension> > > <value>1.3-M2-20110819.150938-1</value> > > <updated>20110819150938</updated> > > </snapshotVersion> > > </snapshotVersions> > > </versioning> > > </metadata> > > > > > > -Murali. > > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Louis Smith <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > I'm not a part of the team, just a heavy user... the problem is on YOUR > > > machine... please follow the instructions in the error message. > > > > > > Open the file: > > > > > > /home/murali/.m2/repository/org/codehaus/redback/plexus- > > > spring/1.3-M2-SNAPSHOT/maven-metadata-codehaus.snapshots.xml > > > > > > You will find that it contains an HTML error page instead of XML > version > > > information for plexus-spring. > > > > > > The error will tell you what to do. Most likely, it will tell you that > > the > > > codehaus-snapshots repository is no longer at the URL you have in ONE > OF > > > your pom.xml files that you use to build projects on your box. You > will > > > have to delete this "bad" xml file, find the project that has the old > > url, > > > correct it, and then start rebuilding your projects to get the new URL > > and > > > correct download location established again. Then, you can rebuild this > > > project. > > > > > > This happens quite a lot with repositories being moved or upgraded.. as > > > folks move from "flat file" repositories to nexus managed ones, they > put > > up > > > HTML redirector pages, which get downloaded as maven XML version > > > metadata... and they blow up our builds. > > > > > > This is a major reason that we have moved our largest client (186 > > projects > > > in continuum) to a "master pom" model so we can control all the > > repository > > > entries... we used to have these crashes every week and it was a real > > PITA > > > to find the offending pom. > > > > > > Good Luck! > > > > > > Louis > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 5:20 AM, murali mohan <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Please help, team. > > > > > > > > -Murali > > > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 12:33 PM, murali mohan <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > > > > > I am facing some problems with the plexus-spring snapshot > > dependencies, > > > > > when I try to install continuum locally from root using "mvn clean > > > > > -Dmaven.test.skip install". I have tried to clean the local maven > > > > > repository and tried cleaning it, but no joy. Also tried > downloading > > > > > manually, but still the same error. Please suggest what I can do to > > > > compile > > > > > the full project. > > > > > > > > > > My final aim is to run the class BuildResultsPurge in > > > > > continuum-xmlrpc-client project. > > > > > > > > > > Error: > > > > > =============== > > > > > > > > > > Project ID: org.codehaus.redback:plexus-spring > > > > > > > > > > Reason: Error getting POM for 'org.codehaus.redback:plexus-spring' > > from > > > > > the repository: Unable to read local copy of metadata: Cannot read > > > > metadata > > > > > from > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > '/home/murali/.m2/repository/org/codehaus/redback/plexus-spring/1.3-M2-SNAPSHOT/maven-metadata-codehaus.snapshots.xml': > > > > > expected START_TAG or END_TAG not TEXT (position: TEXT seen > > > > > ...<extension>jar</... @14:25) > > > > > org.codehaus.redback:plexus-spring:pom:1.3-M2-SNAPSHOT > > > > > > > > > > for project org.codehaus.redback:plexus-spring > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Murali > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Dr. Louis Smith, ThD > > > Chief Technology Officer, Kyra InfoTech > > > Colonel, Commemorative Air Force > > > > > > > > > -- > Dr. Louis Smith, ThD > Chief Technology Officer, Kyra InfoTech > Colonel, Commemorative Air Force >
