You are viewing a plain text version of this content. The canonical link for it is here.
Posted to users@maven.apache.org by Jason Voegele <ja...@jvoegele.com> on 2010/11/10 16:02:24 UTC

Error building "bin" assembly

I am trying to use the pre-defined "bin" assembly descriptor (descriptorRef) and I am getting an error stating that "A tar file cannot include itself."  I've included a full stack trace below.  Does anyone know what might be wrong?  Is there any other information I should include to help diagnose?  Thanks.

[INFO] Building tar : /Users/jvoegele/projects/terracotta/forge/sparse/tc-maven-plugin/tags/release-1.6.1/target/site/downloads/tc-maven-plugin-1.6.1-bin.tar.gz
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD FAILURE
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 18.239s
[INFO] Finished at: Wed Nov 10 09:37:36 EST 2010
[INFO] Final Memory: 33M/81M
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-assembly-plugin:2.2:assembly (downloads) on project tc-maven-plugin: Failed to create assembly: Error creating assembly archive bin: A tar file cannot include itself. -> [Help 1]
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-assembly-plugin:2.2:assembly (downloads) on project tc-maven-plugin: Failed to create assembly: Error creating assembly archive bin: A tar file cannot include itself.
	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:203)
	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:148)
	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:140)
	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:84)
	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:59)
	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.singleThreadedBuild(LifecycleStarter.java:183)
	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute(LifecycleStarter.java:161)
	at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:314)
	at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:151)
	at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute(MavenCli.java:445)
	at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain(MavenCli.java:168)
	at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:132)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
	at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java:290)
	at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:230)
	at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java:409)
	at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:352)
Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException: Failed to create assembly: Error creating assembly archive bin: A tar file cannot include itself.
	at org.apache.maven.plugin.assembly.mojos.AbstractAssemblyMojo.execute(AbstractAssemblyMojo.java:468)
	at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo(DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:107)
	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:195)
	... 19 more
Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.assembly.archive.ArchiveCreationException: Error creating assembly archive bin: A tar file cannot include itself.
	at org.apache.maven.plugin.assembly.archive.DefaultAssemblyArchiver.createArchive(DefaultAssemblyArchiver.java:196)
	at org.apache.maven.plugin.assembly.mojos.AbstractAssemblyMojo.execute(AbstractAssemblyMojo.java:409)
	... 21 more
Caused by: org.codehaus.plexus.archiver.ArchiverException: A tar file cannot include itself.
	at org.codehaus.plexus.archiver.tar.TarArchiver.execute(TarArchiver.java:202)
	at org.codehaus.plexus.archiver.AbstractArchiver.createArchive(AbstractArchiver.java:871)
	at org.apache.maven.plugin.assembly.archive.archiver.AssemblyProxyArchiver.createArchive(AssemblyProxyArchiver.java:512)
	at org.apache.maven.plugin.assembly.archive.DefaultAssemblyArchiver.createArchive(DefaultAssemblyArchiver.java:192)
	... 22 more
[ERROR] 
[ERROR] 
[ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles:
[ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/MojoExecutionException


---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@maven.apache.org
For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@maven.apache.org


Re: Error building "bin" assembly

Posted by Wayne Fay <wa...@gmail.com>.
> full stack trace below.  Does anyone know what might be wrong?  Is there any
> other information I should include to help diagnose?  Thanks.

It might be helpful to send your configuration as well...

Wayne

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@maven.apache.org
For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@maven.apache.org


Re: Error building "bin" assembly

Posted by Jason Voegele <ja...@jvoegele.com>.
Followup: I can reproduce this error with a very minimal project by using the maven-arcetype-plugin to create a simple project, and then adding the following plugin declaration to the POM:

      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>2.2</version>
        <configuration>
          <descriptorRefs>
            <descriptorRef>src</descriptorRef>
            <descriptorRef>bin</descriptorRef>
          </descriptorRefs>
          <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/site/downloads</outputDirectory>
        </configuration>
        <executions>
          <execution>
            <phase>site</phase>
            <goals>
              <goal>single</goal>
            </goals>
          </execution>
        </executions>
      </plugin>

With this plugin declaration in place, I get the error when I execute either "mvn assembly:single" or "mvn site".

Can anyone provide any clues?

Thanks


On Nov 10, 2010, at 10:02 AM, Jason Voegele wrote:
> I am trying to use the pre-defined "bin" assembly descriptor (descriptorRef) and I am getting an error stating that "A tar file cannot include itself."  I've included a full stack trace below.  Does anyone know what might be wrong?  Is there any other information I should include to help diagnose?  Thanks.
> 
> [INFO] Building tar : /Users/jvoegele/projects/terracotta/forge/sparse/tc-maven-plugin/tags/release-1.6.1/target/site/downloads/tc-maven-plugin-1.6.1-bin.tar.gz
> [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> [INFO] BUILD FAILURE
> [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> [INFO] Total time: 18.239s
> [INFO] Finished at: Wed Nov 10 09:37:36 EST 2010
> [INFO] Final Memory: 33M/81M
> [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> [ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-assembly-plugin:2.2:assembly (downloads) on project tc-maven-plugin: Failed to create assembly: Error creating assembly archive bin: A tar file cannot include itself. -> [Help 1]
> org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-assembly-plugin:2.2:assembly (downloads) on project tc-maven-plugin: Failed to create assembly: Error creating assembly archive bin: A tar file cannot include itself.
> 	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:203)
> 	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:148)
> 	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:140)
> 	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:84)
> 	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:59)
> 	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.singleThreadedBuild(LifecycleStarter.java:183)
> 	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute(LifecycleStarter.java:161)
> 	at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:314)
> 	at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:151)
> 	at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute(MavenCli.java:445)
> 	at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain(MavenCli.java:168)
> 	at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:132)
> 	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
> 	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
> 	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
> 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
> 	at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java:290)
> 	at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:230)
> 	at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java:409)
> 	at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:352)
> Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException: Failed to create assembly: Error creating assembly archive bin: A tar file cannot include itself.
> 	at org.apache.maven.plugin.assembly.mojos.AbstractAssemblyMojo.execute(AbstractAssemblyMojo.java:468)
> 	at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo(DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:107)
> 	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:195)
> 	... 19 more
> Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.assembly.archive.ArchiveCreationException: Error creating assembly archive bin: A tar file cannot include itself.
> 	at org.apache.maven.plugin.assembly.archive.DefaultAssemblyArchiver.createArchive(DefaultAssemblyArchiver.java:196)
> 	at org.apache.maven.plugin.assembly.mojos.AbstractAssemblyMojo.execute(AbstractAssemblyMojo.java:409)
> 	... 21 more
> Caused by: org.codehaus.plexus.archiver.ArchiverException: A tar file cannot include itself.
> 	at org.codehaus.plexus.archiver.tar.TarArchiver.execute(TarArchiver.java:202)
> 	at org.codehaus.plexus.archiver.AbstractArchiver.createArchive(AbstractArchiver.java:871)
> 	at org.apache.maven.plugin.assembly.archive.archiver.AssemblyProxyArchiver.createArchive(AssemblyProxyArchiver.java:512)
> 	at org.apache.maven.plugin.assembly.archive.DefaultAssemblyArchiver.createArchive(DefaultAssemblyArchiver.java:192)
> 	... 22 more
> [ERROR] 
> [ERROR] 
> [ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles:
> [ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/MojoExecutionException
> 



---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@maven.apache.org
For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@maven.apache.org