Incompatible Maven Plugin Versions

Oct 13, 2025 by talynt.org 126 views

Maven 4 Compatibility Test Report

Repository Information

Repository: sling-org-apache-sling-feature-karaf
Status: ❌ Failed
Maven Version: 4.0.0-rc-3
Test Date: 2025-03-13T17:56:16.604Z
Chunk: 3

Maven Version Info

Apache Maven 4.0.0-rc-3 (3952d00ce65df6753b63a51e86b1f626c55a8df2)
Maven home: /home/runner/work/maven4-testing/maven4-testing/apache-maven-4.0.0-rc-3
Java version: 17.0.14, vendor: Eclipse Adoptium, runtime: /usr/lib/jvm/temurin-17-jdk-amd64
Default locale: en, platform encoding: UTF-8
OS name: "linux", version: "6.8.0-1021-azure", arch: "amd64", family: "unix"

Build Error Details

Apache Maven 4.0.0-rc-3 (3952d00ce65df6753b63a51e86b1f626c55a8df2)
Maven home: /home/runner/work/maven4-testing/maven4-testing/apache-maven-4.0.0-rc-3
Java version: 17.0.14, vendor: Eclipse Adoptium, runtime: /usr/lib/jvm/temurin-17-jdk-amd64
Default locale: en, platform encoding: UTF-8
OS name: "linux", version: "6.8.0-1021-azure", arch: "amd64", family: "unix"
[WARNING] Unable to find the root directory. Create a .mvn directory in the root directory or add the root="true" attribute on the root project's model to identify it.
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO] 
[INFO] ----------< org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.feature.karaf >-----------
[INFO] Building Apache Sling Feature Karaf 0.1.0-SNAPSHOT
[INFO]   from pom.xml
[INFO] -------------------------------[ bundle ]-------------------------------
[INFO] 
[INFO] --- enforcer:3.0.0-M1:enforce (enforce-property-values) @ org.apache.sling.feature.karaf ---
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD FAILURE
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time:  7.832 s
[INFO] Finished at: 2025-03-13T17:56:15Z
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-enforcer-plugin:3.0.0-M1:enforce (enforce-property-values) on project org.apache.sling.feature.karaf: Execution enforce-property-values of goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-enforcer-plugin:3.0.0-M1:enforce failed: An API incompatibility was encountered while executing org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-enforcer-plugin:3.0.0-M1:enforce: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: 'void org.apache.maven.plugin.PluginParameterExpressionEvaluator.<init>(org.apache.maven.execution.MavenSession, org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecution, org.apache.maven.project.path.PathTranslator, org.codehaus.plexus.logging.Logger, org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject, java.util.Properties)'
[ERROR] -----------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] realm =    plugin>org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-enforcer-plugin:3.0.0-M1
[ERROR] strategy = org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.strategy.SelfFirstStrategy
[ERROR] urls[0] = file:/home/runner/.m2/repository/org/apache/maven/plugins/maven-enforcer-plugin/3.0.0-M1/maven-enforcer-plugin-3.0.0-M1.jar
[ERROR] urls[1] = file:/home/runner/.m2/repository/org/sonatype/sisu/sisu-inject-bean/1.4.2/sisu-inject-bean-1.4.2.jar
[ERROR] urls[2] = file:/home/runner/.m2/repository/org/sonatype/sisu/sisu-guice/2.1.7/sisu-guice-2.1.7-noaop.jar
[ERROR] urls[3] = file:/home/runner/.m2/repository/org/sonatype/aether/aether-util/1.7/aether-util-1.7.jar
[ERROR] urls[4] = file:/home/runner/.m2/repository/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-interpolation/1.14/plexus-interpolation-1.14.jar
[ERROR] urls[5] = file:/home/runner/.m2/repository/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-component-annotations/1.6/plexus-component-annotations-1.6.jar
[ERROR] urls[6] = file:/home/runner/.m2/repository/org/sonatype/plexus/plexus-sec-dispatcher/1.3/plexus-sec-dispatcher-1.3.jar
[ERROR] urls[7] = file:/home/runner/.m2/repository/org/sonatype/plexus/plexus-cipher/1.4/plexus-cipher-1.4.jar
[ERROR] urls[8] = file:/home/runner/.m2/repository/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-utils/3.0.24/plexus-utils-3.0.24.jar
[ERROR] urls[9] = file:/home/runner/.m2/repository/org/apache/maven/enforcer/enforcer-api/3.0.0-M1/enforcer-api-3.0.0-M1.jar
[ERROR] urls[10] = file:/home/runner/.m2/repository/junit/junit/4.11/junit-4.11.jar
[ERROR] urls[11] = file:/home/runner/.m2/repository/org/hamcrest/hamcrest-core/1.3/hamcrest-core-1.3.jar
[ERROR] urls[12] = file:/home/runner/.m2/repository/org/apache/maven/enforcer/enforcer-rules/3.0.0-M1/enforcer-rules-3.0.0-M1.jar
[ERROR] urls[13] = file:/home/runner/.m2/repository/org/apache/maven/shared/maven-common-artifact-filters/3.0.1/maven-common-artifact-filters-3.0.1.jar
[ERROR] urls[14] = file:/home/runner/.m2/repository/org/apache/maven/shared/maven-shared-utils/3.1.0/maven-shared-utils-3.1.0.jar
[ERROR] urls[15] = file:/home/runner/.m2/repository/commons-io/commons-io/2.5/commons-io-2.5.jar
[ERROR] urls[16] = file:/home/runner/.m2/repository/org/apache/commons/commons-lang3/3.5/commons-lang3-3.5.jar
[ERROR] urls[17] = file:/home/runner/.m2/repository/commons-codec/commons-codec/1.6/commons-codec-1.6.jar
[ERROR] urls[18] = file:/home/runner/.m2/repository/org/beanshell/bsh/2.0b4/bsh-2.0b4.jar
[ERROR] urls[19] = file:/home/runner/.m2/repository/org/apache/maven/shared/maven-dependency-tree/2.2/maven-dependency-tree-2.2.jar
[ERROR] Number of foreign imports: 1
[ERROR] import: Entry[import  from realm ClassRealm[project>org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.feature.karaf:0.1.0-SNAPSHOT, parent: ClassRealm[maven.api, parent: null]]]
[ERROR] 
[ERROR] -----------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] -> [Help 1]
[ERROR] 
[ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the '-e' switch
[ERROR] Re-run Maven using the '-X' switch to enable verbose output
[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/PluginContainerException

Analysis of the Build Error

The build error is caused by an API incompatibility between the Maven Enforcer Plugin and the Maven project. The error message indicates that the PluginParameterExpressionEvaluator class is not found, which is a part of the Maven Enforcer Plugin.

Possible Causes of the Error

Incompatible Maven Plugin Versions: The Maven Enforcer Plugin version 3.0.0-M1 may not be compatible with the Maven project's version.
Missing Dependencies: The Maven project may be missing dependencies required by the Maven Enforcer Plugin.
Conflicting Plugin Versions: There may be conflicting plugin versions in the Maven project's pom.xml file.

Solutions to the