Gradle 2.14 breaks EAR-Plugin

netmikey · June 15, 2016, 8:15am

Gradle Version: 2.14
Operating System: Windows 7
Is this a regression? Yes, worked in 2.13

With Gradle 2.14 we’re getting a NullPointerException from the EAR Plugin during application.xml processing.

We’re providing an application.xml as input in /myproject/my-ear/src/main/application/META-INF/application.xml

The build.xml from the ear module looks something like this (simplified):

import org.apache.tools.ant.filters.ReplaceTokens

apply plugin: 'ear'

configurations {
    earlib {
        // exclude group: '...'
        // exclude module: '...'
    }
    startupWar
}

sourceSets {
    hibernateSar
}

dependencies {
    deploy project(':myproject-ejb')
    deploy project(path: ':myproject-some-resource', configuration: 'rar')
    deploy project(path: ':myproject-some-war', configuration: 'war')

    startupWar (group: 'mycompany', name: 'mystartup', classifier: 'war', ext: 'war', version: '1.0')
}

task hibernateSar(type: Jar) {
    baseName = 'myproject-hibernate-service'
    version = ''
    extension = 'sar'
    from sourceSets.hibernateSar.output
}

// Replace tokens in provided application.xml
processResources {
    def theTokens = [
        'PROJECT_VERSION': project.version
    ]
    inputs.property('tokens', theTokens)
    filter ReplaceTokens, tokens: theTokens
}

ear {
    baseName = 'myproject'
    classifier = 'jboss'

    from hibernateSar
    from startupWar
}

With Gradle-2.14, the exact same build is now failing with the following Exception:

* Exception is:
org.gradle.api.GradleException: Could not copy application.xml to '/myproject/my-ear/build/tmp/ear/application.xml'.
	at org.gradle.api.internal.file.AbstractFileTreeElement.copyTo(AbstractFileTreeElement.java:79)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.file.collections.MapFileTree$FileVisitDetailsImpl.getFile(MapFileTree.java:162)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.changedetection.state.DefaultVisitedTree$1.transform(DefaultVisitedTree.java:103)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.changedetection.state.DefaultVisitedTree$1.transform(DefaultVisitedTree.java:100)
	at org.gradle.util.CollectionUtils.collect(CollectionUtils.java:188)
	at org.gradle.util.CollectionUtils.collect(CollectionUtils.java:183)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.changedetection.state.DefaultVisitedTree.createTreeSnapshot(DefaultVisitedTree.java:100)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.changedetection.state.DefaultVisitedTree.maybeCreateSnapshot(DefaultVisitedTree.java:93)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.changedetection.state.AbstractFileCollectionSnapshotter$1.run(AbstractFileCollectionSnapshotter.java:96)
	at org.gradle.internal.Factories$1.create(Factories.java:22)
	at org.gradle.cache.internal.DefaultCacheAccess.useCache(DefaultCacheAccess.java:192)
	at org.gradle.cache.internal.DefaultCacheAccess.useCache(DefaultCacheAccess.java:175)
	at org.gradle.cache.internal.DefaultPersistentDirectoryStore.useCache(DefaultPersistentDirectoryStore.java:106)
	at org.gradle.cache.internal.DefaultCacheFactory$ReferenceTrackingCache.useCache(DefaultCacheFactory.java:187)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.changedetection.state.DefaultTaskArtifactStateCacheAccess.useCache(DefaultTaskArtifactStateCacheAccess.java:60)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.changedetection.state.AbstractFileCollectionSnapshotter.snapshot(AbstractFileCollectionSnapshotter.java:84)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.changedetection.state.DefaultFileCollectionSnapshotter.snapshot(DefaultFileCollectionSnapshotter.java:30)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.changedetection.rules.AbstractFileSnapshotTaskStateChanges.createSnapshot(AbstractFileSnapshotTaskStateChanges.java:55)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.changedetection.rules.InputFilesTaskStateChanges.getCurrent(InputFilesTaskStateChanges.java:52)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.changedetection.rules.AbstractFileSnapshotTaskStateChanges.snapshotBeforeTask(AbstractFileSnapshotTaskStateChanges.java:85)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.changedetection.rules.InputFilesTaskStateChanges.snapshotBeforeTask(InputFilesTaskStateChanges.java:27)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.changedetection.rules.CachingTaskStateChanges.snapshotBeforeTask(CachingTaskStateChanges.java:89)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.changedetection.rules.SummaryTaskStateChanges.snapshotBeforeTask(SummaryTaskStateChanges.java:79)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.changedetection.changes.DefaultTaskArtifactStateRepository$TaskArtifactStateImpl.beforeTask(DefaultTaskArtifactStateRepository.java:123)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipUpToDateTaskExecuter.execute(SkipUpToDateTaskExecuter.java:64)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ValidatingTaskExecuter.execute(ValidatingTaskExecuter.java:58)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipEmptySourceFilesTaskExecuter.execute(SkipEmptySourceFilesTaskExecuter.java:52)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipTaskWithNoActionsExecuter.execute(SkipTaskWithNoActionsExecuter.java:52)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipOnlyIfTaskExecuter.execute(SkipOnlyIfTaskExecuter.java:53)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteAtMostOnceTaskExecuter.execute(ExecuteAtMostOnceTaskExecuter.java:43)
	at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter$EventFiringTaskWorker.execute(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:203)
	at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter$EventFiringTaskWorker.execute(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:185)
	at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.AbstractTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker.processTask(AbstractTaskPlanExecutor.java:66)
	at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.AbstractTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker.run(AbstractTaskPlanExecutor.java:50)
	at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskPlanExecutor.process(DefaultTaskPlanExecutor.java:25)
	at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.execute(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:110)
	at org.gradle.execution.SelectedTaskExecutionAction.execute(SelectedTaskExecutionAction.java:37)
	at org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter.execute(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:37)
	at org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter.access$000(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:23)
	at org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter$1.proceed(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:43)
	at org.gradle.execution.DryRunBuildExecutionAction.execute(DryRunBuildExecutionAction.java:32)
	at org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter.execute(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:37)
	at org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter.execute(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:30)
	at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher$4.run(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:153)
	at org.gradle.internal.Factories$1.create(Factories.java:22)
	at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:91)
	at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:53)
	at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.doBuildStages(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:150)
	at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.access$200(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:32)
	at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher$1.create(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:98)
	at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher$1.create(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:92)
	at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:91)
	at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:63)
	at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.doBuild(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:92)
	at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.run(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:83)
	at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter$DefaultBuildController.run(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:99)
	at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.ExecuteBuildActionRunner.run(ExecuteBuildActionRunner.java:28)
	at org.gradle.launcher.exec.ChainingBuildActionRunner.run(ChainingBuildActionRunner.java:35)
	at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter.execute(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:48)
	at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter.execute(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:30)
	at org.gradle.launcher.exec.ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.execute(ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.java:81)
	at org.gradle.launcher.exec.ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.execute(ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.java:46)
	at org.gradle.launcher.exec.DaemonUsageSuggestingBuildActionExecuter.execute(DaemonUsageSuggestingBuildActionExecuter.java:51)
	at org.gradle.launcher.exec.DaemonUsageSuggestingBuildActionExecuter.execute(DaemonUsageSuggestingBuildActionExecuter.java:28)
	at org.gradle.launcher.cli.RunBuildAction.run(RunBuildAction.java:43)
	at org.gradle.internal.Actions$RunnableActionAdapter.execute(Actions.java:173)
	at org.gradle.launcher.cli.CommandLineActionFactory$ParseAndBuildAction.execute(CommandLineActionFactory.java:239)
	at org.gradle.launcher.cli.CommandLineActionFactory$ParseAndBuildAction.execute(CommandLineActionFactory.java:212)
	at org.gradle.launcher.cli.JavaRuntimeValidationAction.execute(JavaRuntimeValidationAction.java:35)
	at org.gradle.launcher.cli.JavaRuntimeValidationAction.execute(JavaRuntimeValidationAction.java:24)
	at org.gradle.launcher.cli.ExceptionReportingAction.execute(ExceptionReportingAction.java:33)
	at org.gradle.launcher.cli.ExceptionReportingAction.execute(ExceptionReportingAction.java:22)
	at org.gradle.launcher.cli.CommandLineActionFactory$WithLogging.execute(CommandLineActionFactory.java:205)
	at org.gradle.launcher.cli.CommandLineActionFactory$WithLogging.execute(CommandLineActionFactory.java:169)
	at org.gradle.launcher.Main.doAction(Main.java:33)
	at org.gradle.launcher.bootstrap.EntryPoint.run(EntryPoint.java:45)
	at org.gradle.launcher.bootstrap.ProcessBootstrap.runNoExit(ProcessBootstrap.java:55)
	at org.gradle.launcher.bootstrap.ProcessBootstrap.run(ProcessBootstrap.java:36)
	at org.gradle.launcher.GradleMain.main(GradleMain.java:23)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
	at org.gradle.plugins.ear.descriptor.internal.DefaultDeploymentDescriptor.toXmlNode(DefaultDeploymentDescriptor.java:364)
	at org.gradle.plugins.ear.descriptor.internal.DefaultDeploymentDescriptor.writeTo(DefaultDeploymentDescriptor.java:357)
	at org.gradle.plugins.ear.descriptor.internal.DefaultDeploymentDescriptor.writeTo(DefaultDeploymentDescriptor.java:51)
	at org.gradle.plugins.ear.Ear$1.execute(Ear.groovy:92)
	at org.gradle.plugins.ear.Ear$1.execute(Ear.groovy)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.file.collections.MapFileTree$FileVisitDetailsImpl.copyTo(MapFileTree.java:174)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.file.AbstractFileTreeElement.copyFile(AbstractFileTreeElement.java:93)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.file.AbstractFileTreeElement.copyTo(AbstractFileTreeElement.java:74)
	... 78 more

eskatos · June 16, 2016, 2:39pm

Thanks for the feedback Mike. It definitely is a regression. Created GRADLE-3486.

I guess that the application.xml file provided as input has no version attribute.
As a workaround you could add an empty version attribute in your input application.xml.

netmikey · June 17, 2016, 6:57am

Thanks for the quick reply, @eskatos!

Indeed, our application.xml looks something like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE application PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD J2EE Application 1.3//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/application_1_3.dtd">
<application>
    ...
</application>

When I add version="1.3" to the <application> element, the build works. However, as you can see, we’re using the application 1.3 DTD, which doesn’t seem to allow a version attribute there (Eclipse’s XML Editor complaints, and I don’t know what our -granted- old application server would say).

eskatos · June 21, 2016, 7:52am

I bet your application server will yell rude words, but it may be worth a try.
Again, this is just a workaround until we release the fix for this issue.

netmikey · June 21, 2016, 8:50am

Hehe, you’re probably right.

It’s a project that’s in maintenance mode, so avoiding Gradle-2.14 and waiting for 2.14.1 is an acceptable workaround for us

sterling · June 22, 2016, 2:55am

We’re readying a 2.14.1 RC, could you give this nightly a try?

./gradlew wrapper --gradle-version=2.14.1-20160622023453+0000

Thanks!

stephenneal · July 4, 2016, 5:35am

I had the same problem.

Adding the version number resolved the issue. Removing the version number and using the nightly build also worked

Thanks.

coenwouters · July 4, 2016, 7:06am

I have a similar problem.

The application.xml we use does have version number specified.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<application xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/javaee" xsi:schemaLocation="http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/javaee http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/javaee/application_7.xsd" version="7">

With both Gradle-2.14 and nightly build specified above a NullPointerException occurs:

* Exception is:
org.gradle.api.GradleScriptException: A problem occurred evaluating project ':assembly:my-ear'.
	at org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.DefaultScriptRunnerFactory$ScriptRunnerImpl.run(DefaultScriptRunnerFactory.java:93)
	at org.gradle.configuration.DefaultScriptPluginFactory$ScriptPluginImpl$2.run(DefaultScriptPluginFactory.java:177)
	at org.gradle.configuration.ProjectScriptTarget.addConfiguration(ProjectScriptTarget.java:77)
	at org.gradle.configuration.DefaultScriptPluginFactory$ScriptPluginImpl.apply(DefaultScriptPluginFactory.java:182)
	at org.gradle.configuration.project.BuildScriptProcessor.execute(BuildScriptProcessor.java:38)
	at org.gradle.configuration.project.BuildScriptProcessor.execute(BuildScriptProcessor.java:25)
	at org.gradle.configuration.project.ConfigureActionsProjectEvaluator.evaluate(ConfigureActionsProjectEvaluator.java:34)
	at org.gradle.configuration.project.LifecycleProjectEvaluator.evaluate(LifecycleProjectEvaluator.java:55)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.project.AbstractProject.evaluate(AbstractProject.java:540)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.project.AbstractProject.evaluationDependsOn(AbstractProject.java:612)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.project.AbstractProject.evaluationDependsOnChildren(AbstractProject.java:595)
	at org.gradle.internal.metaobject.BeanDynamicObject$MetaClassAdapter.invokeMethod(BeanDynamicObject.java:374)
	at org.gradle.internal.metaobject.BeanDynamicObject.invokeMethod(BeanDynamicObject.java:169)
	at org.gradle.internal.metaobject.CompositeDynamicObject.invokeMethod(CompositeDynamicObject.java:96)
	at org.gradle.internal.metaobject.MixInClosurePropertiesAsMethodsDynamicObject.invokeMethod(MixInClosurePropertiesAsMethodsDynamicObject.java:30)
	at org.gradle.internal.metaobject.AbstractDynamicObject.invokeMethod(AbstractDynamicObject.java:163)
	at org.gradle.groovy.scripts.BasicScript.methodMissing(BasicScript.java:79)
	at build_9zp9j7pwjrv4xr5f8rx85aezh.run(C:\A\WILDFLY\head\projects\assembly\build.gradle:174)
	at org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.DefaultScriptRunnerFactory$ScriptRunnerImpl.run(DefaultScriptRunnerFactory.java:91)
	at org.gradle.configuration.DefaultScriptPluginFactory$ScriptPluginImpl$2.run(DefaultScriptPluginFactory.java:177)
	at org.gradle.configuration.ProjectScriptTarget.addConfiguration(ProjectScriptTarget.java:77)
	at org.gradle.configuration.DefaultScriptPluginFactory$ScriptPluginImpl.apply(DefaultScriptPluginFactory.java:182)
	at org.gradle.configuration.project.BuildScriptProcessor.execute(BuildScriptProcessor.java:38)
	at org.gradle.configuration.project.BuildScriptProcessor.execute(BuildScriptProcessor.java:25)
	at org.gradle.configuration.project.ConfigureActionsProjectEvaluator.evaluate(ConfigureActionsProjectEvaluator.java:34)
	at org.gradle.configuration.project.LifecycleProjectEvaluator.evaluate(LifecycleProjectEvaluator.java:55)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.project.AbstractProject.evaluate(AbstractProject.java:540)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.project.AbstractProject.evaluate(AbstractProject.java:93)
	at org.gradle.execution.TaskPathProjectEvaluator.configureHierarchy(TaskPathProjectEvaluator.java:47)
	at org.gradle.configuration.DefaultBuildConfigurer.configure(DefaultBuildConfigurer.java:35)
	at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher$2.run(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:124)
	at org.gradle.internal.Factories$1.create(Factories.java:22)
	at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:91)
	at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:53)
	at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.doBuildStages(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:121)
	at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.access$200(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:32)
	at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher$1.create(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:98)
	at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher$1.create(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:92)
	at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:91)
	at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:63)
	at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.doBuild(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:92)
	at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.run(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:83)
	at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter$DefaultBuildController.run(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:99)
	at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.ExecuteBuildActionRunner.run(ExecuteBuildActionRunner.java:28)
	at org.gradle.launcher.exec.ChainingBuildActionRunner.run(ChainingBuildActionRunner.java:35)
	at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter.execute(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:48)
	at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter.execute(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:30)
	at org.gradle.launcher.exec.ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.execute(ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.java:81)
	at org.gradle.launcher.exec.ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.execute(ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.java:46)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ExecuteBuild.doBuild(ExecuteBuild.java:52)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.BuildCommandOnly.execute(BuildCommandOnly.java:36)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.WatchForDisconnection.execute(WatchForDisconnection.java:37)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ResetDeprecationLogger.execute(ResetDeprecationLogger.java:26)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.RequestStopIfSingleUsedDaemon.execute(RequestStopIfSingleUsedDaemon.java:34)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ForwardClientInput$2.call(ForwardClientInput.java:74)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ForwardClientInput$2.call(ForwardClientInput.java:72)
	at org.gradle.util.Swapper.swap(Swapper.java:38)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ForwardClientInput.execute(ForwardClientInput.java:72)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.health.DaemonHealthTracker.execute(DaemonHealthTracker.java:47)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.LogToClient.doBuild(LogToClient.java:60)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.BuildCommandOnly.execute(BuildCommandOnly.java:36)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.EstablishBuildEnvironment.doBuild(EstablishBuildEnvironment.java:72)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.BuildCommandOnly.execute(BuildCommandOnly.java:36)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.health.HintGCAfterBuild.execute(HintGCAfterBuild.java:41)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.StartBuildOrRespondWithBusy$1.run(StartBuildOrRespondWithBusy.java:50)
	at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.DaemonStateCoordinator$1.run(DaemonStateCoordinator.java:237)
	at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ExecutorPolicy$CatchAndRecordFailures.onExecute(ExecutorPolicy.java:54)
	at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.StoppableExecutorImpl$1.run(StoppableExecutorImpl.java:40)
Caused by: org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.PluginApplicationException: Failed to apply plugin [id 'org.gradle.ear']
	at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.DefaultPluginManager.doApply(DefaultPluginManager.java:153)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.DefaultPluginManager.apply(DefaultPluginManager.java:112)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.DefaultObjectConfigurationAction.applyType(DefaultObjectConfigurationAction.java:113)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.DefaultObjectConfigurationAction.access$200(DefaultObjectConfigurationAction.java:36)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.DefaultObjectConfigurationAction$3.run(DefaultObjectConfigurationAction.java:80)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.DefaultObjectConfigurationAction.execute(DefaultObjectConfigurationAction.java:136)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.project.AbstractPluginAware.apply(AbstractPluginAware.java:46)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.project.ProjectScript.apply(ProjectScript.java:34)
	at org.gradle.api.Script$apply$1.callCurrent(Unknown Source)
	at build_39007y2p2n8nbwmypggvmw3xa.run(C:\A\WILDFLY\head\projects\assembly\planon\build.gradle:8)
	at org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.DefaultScriptRunnerFactory$ScriptRunnerImpl.run(DefaultScriptRunnerFactory.java:91)
	... 76 more
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
	at org.gradle.plugins.ear.descriptor.internal.DefaultDeploymentDescriptor.readFrom(DefaultDeploymentDescriptor.java:314)
	at org.gradle.plugins.ear.descriptor.internal.DefaultDeploymentDescriptor.readFrom(DefaultDeploymentDescriptor.java:240)
	at org.gradle.plugins.ear.EarPluginConvention.setAppDirName(EarPluginConvention.java:67)
	at org.gradle.plugins.ear.EarPluginConvention_Decorated.setAppDirName(Unknown Source)
	at org.gradle.plugins.ear.EarPlugin.apply(EarPlugin.java:66)
	at org.gradle.plugins.ear.EarPlugin.apply(EarPlugin.java:45)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.ImperativeOnlyPluginApplicator.applyImperative(ImperativeOnlyPluginApplicator.java:35)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.RuleBasedPluginApplicator.applyImperative(RuleBasedPluginApplicator.java:43)
	at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.DefaultPluginManager.doApply(DefaultPluginManager.java:137)
	... 86 more

eskatos · July 7, 2016, 11:35am

Hi @coenwouters, thanks for the report.
Your failure is not the one reported here, but the one reported in this post: https://discuss.gradle.org/t/gradle-2-14-and-2-14-1-breaks-ear-plugin

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