This could lead to other problems with the infamous XML parsers though. Can you put that somewhere else in the startup script that makes it work?
Also, when you get this altogether, would you mind adding a patch to JIRA? Cheers, Brett > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen Colebourne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 17 October 2003 8:52 AM > To: Maven Users List > Subject: Re: Install_repo and Windows98 > > > Removing the 2>&1 altogether stops the error, however it then > doesn't perform the check that it is supposed to do. > > One more. A little later on there is a line: > > D:\maven\bin>SET > MAVEN_ENDORSED="-Djava.endorsed.dirs=D:\jdk1.4.1\lib\endorsed;D > :\maven\lib\endorsed" > Syntax error > > I think the problem is the equals sign within the double > quotes. Maven seems to start without this line suceeding. > > Stephen > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brett Porter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 2>&1 is used on unix to redirect stderr to stdout so you > can pipe the > > 2>lot > > through one command. To my knowledge it doesn't work on > windows, and > > shouldn't be needed in this instance. Try removing it and it should > > work. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Stephen Colebourne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, 17 October 2003 8:34 AM > > > To: Maven Users List > > > Subject: Re: Install_repo and Windows98 > > > > > > > > > Ah but I can possibly help you... > > > > > > The problem was that my box did not define %SystemRoot%. > As a result > > > the script tried to use cmd.exe, instead of finding > command.com. I > > > guess you could test for this variable and use C:\windows if not > > > present? > > > > > > > > > Of course, this just led onto the next problem.... > > > The call to command.com fails on my PC: > > > > > > D:\maven\bin>"C:\windows\command.com" /C DIR "D:\jdk1.4.1" > > > 2>&1 | "C:\windows\command\find.exe" /I /C "D:\jdk1.4.1" >nul > > > Too many parameters - 2 > > > > > > The too many parameters is the dir command complaining > about the 2nd > > > parameter '2'. Not sure what this is doing in detail (although > > > obviously checking a directory for JAVA_HOME existence), but it > > > doesn't work on this particular OS. > > > > > > I'm going to have to hack around this one. > > > > > > Stephen > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Brett Porter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Thanks Stephen. Not having Win98 to test, I can't help you out > > > > with the > > > 2nd > > > > query, but I'll fix the bootstrap to generate a working > > > install_repo > > > > in future. > > > > > > > > Install_repo isn't actually a required step - it just > saves some > > > > downloading. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Brett > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Stephen Colebourne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Friday, 17 October 2003 8:03 AM > > > > > To: Maven Users List > > > > > Subject: Install_repo and Windows98 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I just tried installing maven on my home Windows98 > box and hit > > > > > problems. The install_repo.bat script assumes that it > can create > > > > > multiple levels of directories in one mkdir command. This > > > > > doesn't work on my box. > > > > > > > > > > Attached is the altered file that does work (renamed > to txt to > > > > > ensure it gets through filters). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Unfortunately, the maven.bat file is still not runing, > > > with a 'bad > > > > > command or file name'. Which is very strange as its > definitely > > > > > there... > > > > > > > > > > Stephen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > - > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
