-Dkey=value parameters cannot include spaces in the value ---------------------------------------------------------
Key: MNG-2190 URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-2190 Project: Maven 2 Type: Bug Components: Command Line Versions: 2.0.2 Environment: Darwin Reporter: Gordon Henriksen Even if I properly escape spaces in a path at the shell level, Maven seems to re-split the command parameters. For instance, on Unix, the following should all run the compile goal with a property foo="bar baz": $ mvn compile "-Dfoo=bar baz" $ mvn compile -Dfoo="bar baz" $ mvn compile -Dfoo=bar\ baz But in fact, Maven fails, complaining that "baz" is an invalid task: [INFO] Scanning for projects... [INFO] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ERROR] BUILD FAILURE [INFO] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [INFO] Invalid task 'baz': you must specify a valid lifecycle phase, or a goal in the format plugin:goal or pluginGroupId:pluginArtifactId:pluginVersion:goal [INFO] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [INFO] For more information, run Maven with the -e switch [INFO] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [INFO] Total time: < 1 second [INFO] Finished at: Wed Mar 29 15:21:01 EST 2006 [INFO] Final Memory: 1M/2M [INFO] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Is this intended behavior? Seems as if Maven is unnecessarily splitting the string, when the OS already does as much. I was merely trying to run: mvn deploy:deploy-file "-Dfile=/Users/me/Desktop/Bellicose SDK/lib/Bellicose.jar" ... In my case, it's practical to work around by renaming the Bellicose SDK folder, but it seems as if Windows users stuck with "C:\Documents and Settings\..." might have a harder time of it. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira