eclipse-vertx/vert.x · error · RuntimeException

File not found: ${sourceFile.getAbsolutePath()} current dir

Error message

File not found: ${sourceFile.getAbsolutePath()} current dir is: ${new File(".").getAbsolutePath()}

What it means

Construction failure in CompilingClassLoader: the source resource URL was found but the decoded source file is not readable (canRead() false). The message reports the source file's absolute path and the process's current directory; the input at fault is the file backing the located resource.

Source

Thrown at vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/impl/verticle/CompilingClassLoader.java:52

 *
 * @author Janne Hietamäki
 */
public class CompilingClassLoader extends ClassLoader {

  private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CompilingClassLoader.class);

  private final JavaSourceContext javaSourceContext;
  private final MemoryFileManager fileManager;
  public CompilingClassLoader(ClassLoader loader, String sourceName) {
    super(loader);
    URL resource = getResource(sourceName);
    if (resource == null) {
      throw new RuntimeException("Resource not found: " + sourceName);
    }
    //Need to urldecode it too, since bug in JDK URL class which does not url decode it, so if it contains spaces you are screwed
    final File sourceFile = new File(decodeURIComponent(resource.getFile(), false));
    if (!sourceFile.canRead()) {
      throw new RuntimeException("File not found: " + sourceFile.getAbsolutePath() + " current dir is: " + new File(".").getAbsolutePath());
    }

    this.javaSourceContext = new JavaSourceContext(sourceFile);

    try {
      DiagnosticCollector<JavaFileObject> diagnostics = new DiagnosticCollector<>();
      JavaCompiler javaCompiler = ToolProvider.getSystemJavaCompiler();
      if (javaCompiler == null) {
        throw new RuntimeException("Unable to detect java compiler, make sure you're using a JDK not a JRE!");
      }
      StandardJavaFileManager standardFileManager = javaCompiler.getStandardFileManager(null, null, null);

      standardFileManager.setLocation(StandardLocation.SOURCE_PATH, Collections.singleton(javaSourceContext.getSourceRoot()));
      fileManager = new MemoryFileManager(loader, standardFileManager);

      // TODO - this needs to be fixed so it can compile classes from the classpath otherwise can't include
      // other .java resources from other modules

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Solutions

1. Check the reported path for typos, missing files, or permission issues
2. Run the process from a working directory where the source file is readable

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/impl/verticle/CompilingClassLoader.java:52 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of eclipse-vertx/vert.x@fb308bd8c3 (2026-09-06). Data as JSON: /api/errors/fbe13fd3a04324cc. Report an issue: GitHub.