Try adding:
<mkdir
dir="bootstrap/target/classes/META-INF/maven/org.apache.maven/maven-core" />
before the <echo> task on line 236
On 7 Nov 2013, at 13:27, Ed Mansky wrote:
> I saw the requirement for Ant 1.8 or later. The encoding option in the echo
> task is new since Ant 1.7.
>
> To install ant 1.7, 1.8 or 1.8.4 requires JUnit to already be present.
> Unfortunately, to build JUnit you need maven in place.
>
> Hence my attempt to install/build maven.
>
> I found that I was able to build and install maven version 2.2.1 fine on
> Tiger/ppc.
>
> Apparently there have been a lot of changes in the build.xml file between
> 2.2.1 and 3.x versions of maven.
>
> Now, typing "mv install" in the Junit folder results in "Unable to build
> project ...junit/pom.xml; it requires Maven version 3.0.4"
>
> which is a different issue involving building junit 4 with maven 2.
>
> --Ed
>
>> The README.bootstrap.txt from the source tree states the pre-requisites for
>> building the bootstrap code are:
>>
>> - Java 1.5
>> - Ant 1.8 or later
>>
>> Whereas you're using Ant 1.6.5 - this is likely the problem, because 1.6.5
>> doesn't support the use of an encoding in the echo task (this is what
>> creates that particular pom.properties file)
>>
>> On 6 Nov 2013, at 14:36, Ed Mansky wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I am trying to install Maven from source code on a PowerMac G4 PPC 7450
>>> running 10.4.11 and with
>>> Java JDK 1.5 and Ant 1.6.5 installed.
>>>
>>> I am getting an error from line #236 of build.xml
>>> (java.io.FileNotFoundException: ...full path to pom.properties file)
>>>
>>> Apparently the pom.properties file that is expected to be the bootstrap
>>> area for that target (compile-boot) to run, is missing.
>>>
>>> The missing file "pom.properties" is indeed located in the source code tree
>>> in:
>>>
>>> maven-core/src/test/resources/META-INF/maven/org.apache.maven/maven-core
>>>
>>> I am new to Maven, but it appears that an entry in
>>> maven-core/src/main/mdo/toolchains.mdo for this file in META-INF is needed
>>> in order to get it copied over to the bootstrap area during the building of
>>> the target "generate-sources".
>>>
>>> My environment variables are set as follows:
>>>
>>> JAVA_HOME = /Library/Java/Home
>>> ANT_HOME = /Developer/Java/Ant
>>> M2_HOME = /usr/local/maven-3.0.4
>>>
>>> I also set M3_HOME = /usr/local/maven-3.0.4 in case that was needed
>>> instead of M2_HOME
>>>
>>> I do not have CLASSPATH defined at all.
>>>
>>> What am I missing here to get Maven to build? Any tips or hints would be
>>> greatly appreciated!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> --Ed
>>> --
>>> E. J. Mansky II
>>> Eikonal Research Institute
>>> Bend, Oregon
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