Any ideas?
I get the following trace when using the new RC3 based maven plugin: $ maven merlin:execute __ __ | \/ |__ _Apache__ ___ | |\/| / _` \ V / -_) ' \ ~ intelligent projects ~ |_| |_\__,_|\_/\___|_||_| v. 1.0-beta-10 Attempting to download avalon-framework-api-SNAPSHOT.jar. Attempting to download avalon-framework-impl-SNAPSHOT.jar. Attempting to download schema-api-SNAPSHOT.jar. Error retrieving artifact from [http://www.ibiblio.org/maven/ldapd-server/jars/s chema-api-SNAPSHOT.jar]: java.lang.Exception: Can't get schema-api-SNAPSHOT.jar to C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\.maven\repository\ldapd-server\jars\s chema-api-SNAPSHOT.jar Artifact /ldapd-server/jars/schema-api-SNAPSHOT.jar doesn't exists in remote rep ository, but it exists locally Attempting to download mx4j-jmx-1.1.1.jar. ................ Attempting to download mx4j-tools-1.1.1.jar. ............ Attempting to download merlin-kernel-spi-3.0b1.jar. .. Attempting to download merlin-kernel-impl-3.0b1.jar. ..... Attempting to download avalon-activation-api-1.0b1.jar. .. Attempting to download avalon-activation-spi-1.0b1.jar. .. Attempting to download avalon-activation-impl-1.0b1.jar. ..... Attempting to download avalon-composition-api-1.0b1.jar. ...... Attempting to download avalon-composition-spi-1.0b1.jar. .. Attempting to download avalon-composition-impl-1.0b1.jar. ......... Attempting to download avalon-extension-spi-1.0.jar. ... Attempting to download avalon-extension-impl-1.0.jar. .. Attempting to download avalon-meta-api-1.1.jar. .... Attempting to download avalon-meta-spi-1.1.jar. .. Attempting to download avalon-meta-impl-1.1.jar. ...... Attempting to download avalon-repository-spi-1.0b1.jar. .. Attempting to download avalon-repository-impl-1.0b1.jar. .. Attempting to download avalon-framework-api-4.1.5.jar. ..... Attempting to download avalon-framework-impl-4.1.5.jar. ...... Attempting to download excalibur-lifecycle-api-1.0.jar. . Attempting to download excalibur-i18n-1.1.jar. .. Attempting to download excalibur-configuration-1.1.jar. ..... merlin:prepare-context: [echo] merlin.repository.local = C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator/.ma ven/repository Could not establish the kernel context. ---- report ------------------------------------------------------- Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException Message: null ---- stack trace --------------------------------------------------- java.lang.NullPointerException at org.apache.avalon.merlin.tools.MerlinBean.getTarget(MerlinBean.java:2 32) at org.apache.avalon.merlin.tools.MerlinBean.doExecute(MerlinBean.java:3 32) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl. java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces sorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324) at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.DynamicBeanTag.doTag(DynamicBeanTag.jav a:230) at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.StaticTagScript.run(StaticTagScript.jav a:145) at org.apache.commons.jelly.impl.ScriptBlock.run(ScriptBlock.java:135) at org.apache.commons.jelly.TagSupport.invokeBody(TagSupport.java:233) at com.werken.werkz.jelly.GoalTag$1.performAction(GoalTag.java:128) at com.werken.werkz.Goal.fire(Goal.java:639) at com.werken.werkz.Goal.attain(Goal.java:575) at org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginManager.attainGoals(PluginManager.java: 434) at org.apache.maven.MavenSession.attainGoals(MavenSession.java:348) at org.apache.maven.cli.App.doMain(App.java:525) at org.apache.maven.cli.App.main(App.java:1088) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl. java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces sorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324) at com.werken.forehead.Forehead.run(Forehead.java:543) at com.werken.forehead.Forehead.main(Forehead.java:573) ------------------------------------------------------------------- BUILD FAILED File...... file:/C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/.maven/plugins/merlin-p lugin-1.0/ Element... merlin:kernel Line...... 47 Column.... 23 java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException Total time: 23 seconds
