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Robert Scholte commented on MRELEASE-684: ----------------------------------------- {code} String value = translator.translateBranchUrl( scm.getConnection(), branchName + subDirectoryBranch, branchBase ); if ( !value.equals( scm.getConnection() ) ) { rewriteElement( "connection", value, scmRoot, namespace ); result = true; } {code} Line 123 in the one containing {{value.equals()}}, so _value_ was {{null}} This means that the translation failed. This is based on the SCM used. Do you remember which SCM you were using (and/or what the <connection> looked like)? > mvn release branch causes NullPointerException in RewritePomsForBranchPhase > translateScm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: MRELEASE-684 > URL: https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MRELEASE-684 > Project: Maven 2.x Release Plugin > Issue Type: Bug > Components: branch > Affects Versions: 2.1 > Reporter: Joakim Sandström > > * I have a main pom with multiple modules, the scm tag is only defined in the > main pom > # cd tags/app-1.0 > # mvn release:branch -DbranchName=1.0.x -DupdateBranchVersions=true > -DupdateWorkingCopyVersions=false -e -X > {noformat} > [INFO] BUILD FAILURE > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [INFO] Total time: 43.785s > [INFO] Finished at: Wed Jun 15 13:34:10 EEST 2011 > [INFO] Final Memory: 12M/309M > [INFO] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [ERROR] Failed to execute goal > org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:2.1:branch (default-cli) on > project aktia-netbank: Execution default-cli of goal > org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:2.1:branch failed. > NullPointerException -> [Help 1] > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: Failed to execute > goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:2.1:branch (default-cli) > on project aktia-netbank: Execution default-cli of goal > org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:2.1:branch failed. > at > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:225) > at > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:153) > at > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:145) > at > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:84) > at > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:59) > at > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.singleThreadedBuild(LifecycleStarter.java:183) > at > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute(LifecycleStarter.java:161) > at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:319) > at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:156) > at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute(MavenCli.java:537) > at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain(MavenCli.java:196) > at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:141) > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) > at > sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) > at > sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) > at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) > at > org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java:290) > at > org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:230) > at > org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java:409) > at > org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:352) > Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginExecutionException: Execution > default-cli of goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:2.1:branch > failed. > at > org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo(DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:110) > at > org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:209) > ... 19 more > Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException > at > org.apache.maven.shared.release.phase.RewritePomsForBranchPhase.translateScm(RewritePomsForBranchPhase.java:123) > at > org.apache.maven.shared.release.phase.RewritePomsForBranchPhase.transformScm(RewritePomsForBranchPhase.java:62) > at > org.apache.maven.shared.release.phase.AbstractRewritePomsPhase.transformDocument(AbstractRewritePomsPhase.java:312) > at > org.apache.maven.shared.release.phase.AbstractRewritePomsPhase.transformProject(AbstractRewritePomsPhase.java:215) > at > org.apache.maven.shared.release.phase.AbstractRewritePomsPhase.transform(AbstractRewritePomsPhase.java:121) > at > org.apache.maven.shared.release.phase.AbstractRewritePomsPhase.execute(AbstractRewritePomsPhase.java:104) > at > org.apache.maven.shared.release.DefaultReleaseManager.branch(DefaultReleaseManager.java:389) > at > org.apache.maven.shared.release.DefaultReleaseManager.branch(DefaultReleaseManager.java:360) > at > org.apache.maven.plugins.release.BranchReleaseMojo.execute(BranchReleaseMojo.java:235) > at > org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo(DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:101) > ... 20 more > [ERROR] > [ERROR] > [ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please > read the following articles: > [ERROR] [Help 1] > http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/PluginExecutionException > {noformat} -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. 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