Dependency resolution error: cyclic variable definitions

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1

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
 }
}

  Starting Build  Settings evaluated using empty settings file.  Projects loaded. Root project using build file 'C:\Users\SmithJ\Desktop\build.gradle'.  Included projects: [root project 'Desktop']  Evaluating root project 'Desktop' using build file 'C:\Users\SmithJ\Desktop\build.gradle'.  All projects evaluated.  Selected primary task 'build'  Tasks to be executed: [task ':compileJava', task ':processResources', task ':classes', task ':jar', task ':assemble', task ':compileTestJava', task ':processTestResources', task ':testClasses', task ':test', task ':check', task ':  build']  :compileJava  Skipping task ':compileJava' as it has no source files.  :compileJava UP-TO-DATE  :processResources  Skipping task ':processResources' as it has no source files.  :processResources UP-TO-DATE  :classes  Skipping task ':classes' as it has no actions.  :classes UP-TO-DATE  :jar  Skipping task ':jar' as it is up-to-date.  Skipping task ':jar' as it is up-to-date  :jar UP-TO-DATE  :assemble  Skipping task ':assemble' as it has no actions.  :assemble UP-TO-DATE  :compileTestJava  Skipping task ':compileTestJava' as it has no source files.  :compileTestJava UP-TO-DATE  :processTestResources  Skipping task ':processTestResources' as it has no source files.  :processTestResources UP-TO-DATE  :testClasses  Skipping task ':testClasses' as it has no actions.  :testClasses UP-TO-DATE  :test  file or directory 'C:\Users\SmithJ\Desktop\build\classes\test', not found  Checksum SHA-1 matched cached resource: [HTTP GET: http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/geronimo/framework/geronimo-kernel/2.1.7/geronimo-kernel-2.1.7.pom.sha1]  Checksum SHA-1 matched cached resource: [HTTP GET: http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/geronimo/framework/modules/2.1.7/modules-2.1.7.pom.sha1]  Checksum SHA-1 matched cached resource: [HTTP GET: http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/geronimo/framework/framework/2.1.7/framework-2.1.7.pom.sha1]

 FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

 * What went wrong:  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]

 * Try:  Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --debug option to get more log output.

 BUILD FAILED

 Total time: 3.438 secs

Pom File: http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/geronimo/framework/geronimo-kernel/2.1.7/geronimo-kernel-2.1.7.pom

2

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.

3

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.

4

Thanks for reporting: I’ve added GRADLE-2148 to track this.

5

I did the same test with Ivy last night and it also can’t resolve the dependency. So it’s probably not a Gradle bug.

To get around this I suppose I have two options:

  1. Store the dependencies in a local repository with edited pom’s. 2. Try and fix the Ivy code.

If there is any other options I’d be happy to hear about them.

Thanks

6

If you’re planning to fix the ivy code, you’ll want to check out ‘org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.ivyservice.ivyresolve.parser.GradlePomModuleDescriptorParser’, which is our forked copy of the ivy code.

But storing the dependencies in a local repository is probably simpler :).