[jboss-dev-forums] [JBoss Build System Development] - NPE in maven-buildmagic-thirdparty-plugin

On multiple occasions while build JBPAPP_5_0 branch, i have run into a NPE like this: [java] [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | [java] [ERROR] FATAL ERROR | [java] [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | [java] [INFO] null | [java] [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | [java] [INFO] Trace | [java] java.lang.NullPointerException | [java] at org.jboss.maven.plugins.thirdparty.Dependency.equals(Dependency.java:104) | [java] at java.util.HashMap.put(HashMap.java:422) | [java] at java.util.HashSet.add(HashSet.java:194) | [java] at org.codehaus.plexus.component.configurator.converters.composite.CollectionConverter.fromConfiguration(CollectionConverter.java:181) | [java] at org.codehaus.plexus.component.configurator.converters.ComponentValueSetter.configure(ComponentValueSetter.java:247) | [java] at org.codehaus.plexus.component.configurator.converters.composite.ObjectWithFieldsConverter.processConfiguration(ObjectWithFieldsConverter.java:137) | [java] at org.codehaus.plexus.component.configurator.BasicComponentConfigurator.configureComponent(BasicComponentConfigurator.java:56) | [java] at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultPluginManager.populatePluginFields(DefaultPluginManager.java:1282) | [java] at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultPluginManager.getConfiguredMojo(DefaultPluginManager.java:661) | [java] at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultPluginManager.executeMojo(DefaultPluginManager.java:429) | [java] at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoals(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:558) | [java] at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoalWithLifecycle(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:499) | [java] at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoal(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:478) | [java] at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoalAndHandleFailures(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:330) | [java] at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeTaskSegments(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:291) | [java] at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.execute(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:142) | [java] at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:336) | [java] at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:129) | [java] at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:287) | [java] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) | [java] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) | [java] at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) | [java] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) | [java] at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java:315) | [java] at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:255) | [java] at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java:430) | [java] at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:375) | [java] [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | [java] [INFO] Total time: 1 minute 39 seconds | [java] [INFO] Finished at: Thu Dec 03 19:58:42 IST 2009 | [java] [INFO] Final Memory: 36M/93M | [java] [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | [java] Java Result: 1 I have seen this happening on the JBPAPP_5_0 branch only around 3-4 times. The only way i got past this was by deleting my "thirdparty" directory and letting it be recreated again. I tried getting more informative logs, but i could only get this much. The -X option to maven did not generate anything more informative. Let me know if anything more is needed. View the original post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4269344#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.org/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...