Have you tried with the git windows port rather than Cygwin git. That works for me on windows with the release plugin.
Mixing windows and DOS paths / tools is never a good combination in my experience. /James -----Original Message----- From: Martin Lichtin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 13 November 2012 15:50 To: Maven Users List Subject: Re: mvn release:prepare cannot git-commit the pom.xml change Same with version 2.3.2 (many thanks of course for pointing out the old version I was trying with). [INFO] Checking in modified POMs... [INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git add -- pom.xml" [INFO] Working directory: C:\users\mli\nuc\core\master\main\inuc [INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git status" [INFO] Working directory: C:\users\mli\nuc\core\master\main\inuc [INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git commit --verbose -F C:\cygwin\tmp\maven-scm-915771020.commit pom.xml" [INFO] Working directory: C:\users\mli\nuc\core\master\main\inuc [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] BUILD FAILURE [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] Total time: 10.227s [INFO] Finished at: Tue Nov 13 16:45:35 CET 2012 [INFO] Final Memory: 6M/102M [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:2.3.2:prepare (default-cli) on project inuc: Unable to commit files [ERROR] Provider message: [ERROR] The git-commit command failed. [ERROR] Command output: [ERROR] fatal: could not read log file 'inuc/C:\cygwin\tmp\maven-scm-915771020.commit': No such file or directory Strangely enough, it looks like a Git issue? $ echo X > "C:\cygwin\tmp\commit" $ cat "C:\cygwin\tmp\commit" X $ cmd.exe /X /C "git commit --verbose -F C:\cygwin\tmp\commit pom.xml" fatal: could not read log file 'inuc/C:\cygwin\tmp\commit': No such file or directory $ git --version git version 1.7.9 >________________________________ > From: Robert Scholte <[email protected]> >To: Maven Users List <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 3:55 PM >Subject: Re: mvn release:prepare cannot git-commit the pom.xml change > >The logging says: "org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:2.0:prepare" >This means you're using a pretty old version of the maven-release-plugin. >Try to lock the version on 2.3.2 first. > >Robert > > >Op Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:17:33 +0100 schreef Martin Lichtin <[email protected]>: > >> Hi >> As a first-time user of the "release" plugin, I'm running into the following >> problem: >> >> [INFO] Checking in modified POMs... >> [INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git add -- pom.xml" >> [INFO] Working directory: C:\Users\mli\nuc\core\master\main\inuc >> [INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git status" >> [INFO] Working directory: C:\Users\mli\nuc\core\master\main\inuc >> [INFO] Executing: cmd.exe /X /C "git commit --verbose -F >> C:\cygwin\tmp\maven-scm-1106545469.commit pom.xml" >> [INFO] Working directory: C:\Users\mli\nuc\core\master\main\inuc >> [INFO] >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --- >> [INFO] BUILD FAILURE >> [INFO] >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --- >> [INFO] Total time: 6.521s >> [INFO] Finished at: Tue Nov 13 14:44:27 CET 2012 [INFO] Final Memory: >> 7M/104M [INFO] >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --- [ERROR] Failed to execute goal >> org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:2.0:prepare >> (default-cli) on project inuc: Unable to commit files [ERROR] Provider >> message: >> [ERROR] The git-commit command failed. >> [ERROR] Command output: >> [ERROR] fatal: could not read log file >> 'inuc/C:\cygwin\tmp\maven-scm-1106545469.commit': No such file or >> directory >> >> Note how the last line shows a log file name erroneously prefixed with the >> module name. >> Is this a problem caused by cmd.exe versus cygwin interaction? Or could it >> even be a git bug. >> >> Martin > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > ________________________________ ************************************************************************************** This message is confidential and intended only for the addressee. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the [email protected] and delete it from your system as well as any copies. The content of e-mails as well as traffic data may be monitored by NDS for employment and security purposes. To protect the environment please do not print this e-mail unless necessary. NDS Limited. Registered Office: One London Road, Staines, Middlesex, TW18 4EX, United Kingdom. A company registered in England and Wales. Registered no. 3080780. VAT no. 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