apache/maven · error · FileNotFoundException

The specified installation settings file does not exist: ${i

Error message

The specified installation settings file does not exist: ${installationSettingsFile}

What it means

Error "The specified installation settings file does not exist: ${installationSettingsFile}" thrown in apache/maven.

Source

Thrown at impl/maven-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/invoker/LookupInvoker.java:657

            if (!Files.isRegularFile(projectSettingsFile)) {
                throw new FileNotFoundException(
                        "The specified project settings file does not exist: " + projectSettingsFile);
            }
        } else {
            String projectSettingsFileStr =
                    context.protoSession.getEffectiveProperties().get(Constants.MAVEN_PROJECT_SETTINGS);
            if (projectSettingsFileStr != null) {
                projectSettingsFile = context.cwd.resolve(projectSettingsFileStr);
            }
        }

        Path installationSettingsFile = null;
        if (context.options().altInstallationSettings().isPresent()) {
            installationSettingsFile = context.cwd.resolve(
                    context.options().altInstallationSettings().get());

            if (!Files.isRegularFile(installationSettingsFile)) {
                throw new FileNotFoundException(
                        "The specified installation settings file does not exist: " + installationSettingsFile);
            }
        } else {
            String installationSettingsFileStr =
                    context.protoSession.getEffectiveProperties().get(Constants.MAVEN_INSTALLATION_SETTINGS);
            if (installationSettingsFileStr != null) {
                installationSettingsFile = context.installationDirectory
                        .resolve(installationSettingsFileStr)
                        .normalize();
            }
        }

        context.installationSettingsPath = installationSettingsFile;
        context.projectSettingsPath = projectSettingsFile;
        context.userSettingsPath = userSettingsFile;

        UnaryOperator<String> interpolationSource = context.protoSession.getEffectiveProperties()::get;
        SettingsBuilderRequest settingsRequest = SettingsBuilderRequest.builder()

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at impl/maven-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/invoker/LookupInvoker.java:657 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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