[GRADLE-2148] Error parsing pom file: cyclic variable definition Created: 05/Mar/12  Updated: 10/Feb/17  Resolved: 10/Feb/17

Status: Resolved
Project: Gradle
Affects Version/s: None
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug
Reporter: Gradle Forums Assignee: Unassigned
Resolution: Won't Fix Votes: 0


 Description   

I have a dependency on org.apache.geronimo.framework:geronimo-kernel:2.1.7 unfortunately there is a variable in the pom file of $version which is used for the artifact version. This is causing a cyclic variable definition when I try to run my build script.

Is there a way to work around this? Or do I have to edit these pom files and place in a local repository?

Thanks

apply plugin: 'java'

repositories

{ mavenCentral() }

dependencies {
compile ("org.apache.geronimo.framework:geronimo-kernel:2.1.7@jar")

{ provided : true }

}

Could not resolve all dependencies for configuration ':testRuntime'.
> Could not resolve group:org.apache.geronimo.framework, module:geronimo-kernel, version:2.1.7.
Required by:
:Desktop:unspecified
> Could not resolve group:org.apache.geronimo.framework, module:modules, version:2.1.7.
> Could not resolve group:org.apache.geronimo.framework, module:framework, version:2.1.7.
> cyclic variable definition: cycle = [version, version]

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Underlying cause:

Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: cyclic variable definition: cycle = [version, version]
at org.apache.ivy.core.IvyPatternHelper.substituteVariables(IvyPatternHelper.java:185)
at org.apache.ivy.core.IvyPatternHelper.substituteVariables(IvyPatternHelper.java:189)
at org.apache.ivy.core.IvyPatternHelper.substituteVariables(IvyPatternHelper.java:155)
at org.apache.ivy.plugins.parser.m2.PomReader.replaceProps(PomReader.java:452)
at org.apache.ivy.plugins.parser.m2.PomReader.access$200(PomReader.java:57)
at org.apache.ivy.plugins.parser.m2.PomReader$PomDependencyMgtElement.getVersion(PomReader.java:322)
at org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.ivyservice.ivyresolve.parser.GradlePomModuleDescriptorBuilder.addDependency(GradlePomModuleDescriptorBuilder.java:273)
at org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.ivyservice.ivyresolve.parser.GradlePomModuleDescriptorParser.parseDescriptor(GradlePomModuleDescriptorParser.java:247)
at org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.repositories.cachemanager.AbstractRepositoryCacheManager.parseModuleDescriptor(AbstractRepositoryCacheManager.java:80)
at org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.repositories.cachemanager.DownloadingRepositoryCacheManager.cacheModuleDescriptor(DownloadingRepositoryCacheManager.java:117)
at org.apache.ivy.plugins.resolver.BasicResolver.parse(BasicResolver.java:546)
at org.apache.ivy.plugins.resolver.BasicResolver.getDependency(BasicResolver.java:266)
at org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.ivyservice.ivyresolve.DependencyResolverAdapter.getDependency(DependencyResolverAdapter.java:88)
at org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.ivyservice.ivyresolve.CacheLockingModuleVersionRepository$1.create(CacheLockingModuleVersionRepository.java:53)
at org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.ivyservice.ivyresolve.CacheLockingModuleVersionRepository$1.create(CacheLockingModuleVersionRepository.java:51)
at org.gradle.cache.internal.DefaultCacheAccess.longRunningOperation(DefaultCacheAccess.java:172)
at org.gradle.cache.internal.DefaultPersistentDirectoryStore.longRunningOperation(DefaultPersistentDirectoryStore.java:107)
at org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.ivyservice.DefaultCacheLockingManager.longRunningOperation(DefaultCacheLockingManager.java:57)
at org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.ivyservice.ivyresolve.CacheLockingModuleVersionRepository.getDependency(CacheLockingModuleVersionRepository.java:51)
at org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.ivyservice.ivyresolve.CachingModuleVersionRepository.resolveModule(CachingModuleVersionRepository.java:151)
at org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.ivyservice.ivyresolve.CachingModuleVersionRepository.findModule(CachingModuleVersionRepository.java:88)
at org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.ivyservice.ivyresolve.CachingModuleVersionRepository.getDependency(CachingModuleVersionRepository.java:79)
at org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.ivyservice.ivyresolve.IvyContextualiser$1.invoke(IvyContextualiser.java:44)
at $Proxy34.getDependency(Unknown Source)
at org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.ivyservice.ivyresolve.UserResolverChain.findLatestModule(UserResolverChain.java:74)
at org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.ivyservice.ivyresolve.UserResolverChain.resolve(UserResolverChain.java:55)
... 139 more

 Comments   
Comment by Gradle Forums [ 05/Mar/12 ]

If you use `@jar`, the POM should be irrelevant. Otherwise I'd consider this a Gradle bug.

PS: `provided : true` is not a supported feature/syntax. It's a no-op.

Comment by Gradle Forums [ 05/Mar/12 ]

>> If you use @jar, the POM should be irrelevant

For better or worse, this is not true, and hasn't been since 0.9 at least: GRADLE-1194.

Comment by Benjamin Muschko [ 15/Nov/16 ]

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Comment by Benjamin Muschko [ 10/Feb/17 ]

Thanks again for reporting this issue. We haven't heard back from you after our inquiry from November 15th. We are closing this issue now. Please create an issue on GitHub if you still feel passionate about getting it resolved.

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