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When running the 'perform tests' command in Roo I get the following error:

createprocess error=2,the system cannot find the file specified.

Now, all the posts on the net suggest that maven should be in PATH. I did that, I rebooted, my maven installation path is in there along with my roo path and java path. I have ROO_HOME set, JAVA_HOME and M2_HOME.

The versions I use are:

  • Maven: 3.3.1
  • Roo: 1.3.1.RC1
  • Java: 1.8.0_45

When I run Maven from the commandline i get this:

X:\...>mvn -v
Apache Maven 3.3.1 (cab6659f9874fa96462afef40fcf6bc033d58c1c; 2015-03-13T21:10:27+01:00)
Maven home: X:\apache-maven-3.3.1
Java version: 1.8.0_45, vendor: Oracle Corporation
Java home: X:\Java\jdk1.8.0_45\jre
Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: Cp1252
OS name: "windows 7", version: "6.1", arch: "amd64", family: "dos"

Maven seems to be fully functional.

I also can start the roo console from the commandline:

X:\...> roo
1.3.1.RC1 [rev 4877cfb]
Welcome to Spring Roo. For assistance press CTRL+SPACE or type "hint" then hit ENTER.
roo> perform tests
CreateProcess error=2, The system cannot find the file specified
roo>

So my question is, does anybody know if this is a bug? Because I'm under the serious impression that it is. Posts that 'supposedly' solve this problem are 2y or older.

Thanks for the help!

fonZ
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    Maybe having "Program Files" (especially the space) causes the issue. Can you try using a "clean" path for JAVA_HOME? – Tome Apr 21 '15 at 10:03
  • @Tome I installed the latest into X:\Java\jdk1.8.0_45, same problem. And as I could understand, the creatprocess error comes from the fact that roo cant find the maven executable. But then again, I'm not sure. – fonZ Apr 21 '15 at 12:37
  • Please run `mvn test` in your project directory & share the (significant) output with us. – xerx593 Apr 21 '15 at 18:56
  • @xerx593 thanks for trying to help. 27 tests run, 27 failures. The main error is 'Failed to load ApplicationContext'. Then ofcourse build failure with error: Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin:2.12:test (default-test) on project ... – fonZ Apr 21 '15 at 21:54
  • ..ok, then/now we need more details on 'Failed to load ApplicationContext' – xerx593 Apr 21 '15 at 21:59
  • ok but why? The problem is not Maven, it's Roo. – fonZ Apr 21 '15 at 22:02

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Got the same problem. Roo is searching for mvn.bat file in the maven's bin directory, but in the version 3.3.1, there is mvn.cmd only.

Try either renaming the mvn.cmd to mvn.bat in your maven bin directory (worked for me), or use older version of maven, for example 3.0.4.

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Thanks for the suggestion! Instead of renaming though, if you use a recent version of Windows (10 in my case) you can create a symlink as well. Open admin command prompt > navigate to your maven bin folder > and execute the command: 

mklink mvn.bat mvn.cmd

hint: I also do this if I need to swtich between maven versions, pointing my m2_home to a symlink and just switching the symlink when needed to point to the right place.

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