As a followup, I've added a note about this error to our latest Upgrade Instructions in the "Troubleshooting Upgrade Issues" section:
https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC5x/Upgrading+DSpace#UpgradingDSpace-"Propertywascircularlydefined"errors - Tim On 12/23/2014 9:45 AM, Tim Donohue wrote: > Hi Alain, > > This sounds like a possible issue in your build.properties file (which > is used during the "mvn package" build step). > > I suspect that either you are accidentally using an older version of the > build.properties file (e.g. one that came with DSpace 4.x), or the > "dspace.ui" or "dspace.url" setting is accidentally empty in your > build.properties file: > https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/blob/master/build.properties#L33 > > Essentially, the error seems to be implying that the "dspace.url" > setting gets improperly set in your final dspace.cfg. That setting is > initialized in the build.properties file. If it is missing from the > build.properties file, then you will see these "circularly defined" > messages appear. > > - Tim > > > On 12/23/2014 8:42 AM, Alain Tschanz wrote: >> When I run ant update I receive the following error: >> >> BUILD FAILED >> >> C: \dspace-5.0-rc3-src-release\dspace-5.0-rc3-src-release >> >> \dspace\target\dspace-installer\build.xml:88: Property dspace.url was >> circularly >> >> defined. >> >> I’m running DSpace 5 RC3 on Windows Server 2008 R2 with the Mirage theme. >> >> Thank you. >> >> Alain Tschanz >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Dive into the World of Parallel Programming! The Go Parallel Website, >> sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, >> is your >> hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought >> leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. >> Take a >> look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> DSpace-tech mailing list >> DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech >> List Etiquette: >> https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/Mailing+List+Etiquette >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming! The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech List Etiquette: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/Mailing+List+Etiquette
