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Michael Osipov commented on MNG-7188: ------------------------------------- Please show the exact error. > Maven fails to start in Cygwin when installed with SDKMAN > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: MNG-7188 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-7188 > Project: Maven > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Command Line > Affects Versions: 3.8.1 > Environment: Windows 10, Cygwin, SDKMAN > Reporter: Davor Krtic > Priority: Major > > Exception: > {noformat} > java.io.FileNotFoundException: > C:\cygwin64\home\davor.krtic\.sdkman\candidates\maven\current\bin\m2.conf > ...{noformat} > {{current}} folder is a symlink which Windows doesn't recognize. (SDKMAN uses > symlinks to manage different versions) > Changing the following line in the {{mvn}} script from: > {code:java} > MAVEN_HOME=`cd "$MAVEN_HOME" && pwd` > {code} > to: > {code:java} > MAVEN_HOME=`cd "$MAVEN_HOME" && pwd -P` > {code} > fixes the problem as it avoids symlinks. -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.3.4#803005)