I have the same issue and I use the latest version of JaCoCo. It worked with the previous Java version (8u181-b13-0ubuntu0.18.04.1).
Stacktrace: [ERROR] Error occurred in starting fork, check output in log [ERROR] Process Exit Code: 1 [ERROR] at org.apache.maven.plugin.surefire.booterclient.ForkStarter.fork(ForkStarter.java:671) [ERROR] at org.apache.maven.plugin.surefire.booterclient.ForkStarter.fork(ForkStarter.java:533) [ERROR] at org.apache.maven.plugin.surefire.booterclient.ForkStarter.run(ForkStarter.java:278) [ERROR] at org.apache.maven.plugin.surefire.booterclient.ForkStarter.run(ForkStarter.java:244) [ERROR] at org.apache.maven.plugin.surefire.AbstractSurefireMojo.executeProvider(AbstractSurefireMojo.java:1194) [ERROR] at org.apache.maven.plugin.surefire.AbstractSurefireMojo.executeAfterPreconditionsChecked(AbstractSurefireMojo.java:1022) [ERROR] at org.apache.maven.plugin.surefire.AbstractSurefireMojo.execute(AbstractSurefireMojo.java:868) [ERROR] at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo(DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:134) [ERROR] at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:208) [ERROR] at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:154) [ERROR] at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:146) [ERROR] at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:117) [ERROR] at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:81) [ERROR] at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build(SingleThreadedBuilder.java:51) [ERROR] at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute(LifecycleStarter.java:128) [ERROR] at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:309) [ERROR] at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:194) [ERROR] at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:107) [ERROR] at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute(MavenCli.java:955) [ERROR] at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain(MavenCli.java:290) [ERROR] at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:194) [ERROR] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) [ERROR] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) [ERROR] at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) [ERROR] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498) [ERROR] at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java:289) [ERROR] at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:229) [ERROR] at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java:415) [ERROR] at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:356) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of OpenJDK, which is subscribed to openjdk-8 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1800792 Title: Update to 8u181-b13-1ubuntu0.18.04.1 breaks Maven builds Status in openjdk-11 package in Ubuntu: New Status in openjdk-8 package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Today both the OpenJDK 8 and 11 packages were updated. In the case of OpenJDK 8: openjdk-8-jdk: 8u181-b13-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 → 8u181-b13-1ubuntu0.18.04.1 OpenJDK 11 (10 really): openjdk-11-jdk: 10.0.2+13-1ubuntu0.18.04.2 → 10.0.2+13-1ubuntu0.18.04.3 After this update all my local Maven builds fail with a crashed VM. From the console output it looks like one of the prerequisites of JaCoCo (Java code coverage tool) is no longer met, but I haven't been able to figure out what the root cause is. This problem occurs with both OpenJDK 8 and 10. Reproduction: This is one of our projects: https://github.com/LableOrg/java-nicerxvi Clone the project, and call `mvn clean install`. For me it now fails to build (output attached). When I downgrade to 8u162-b12-1 everything works again. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-11/+bug/1800792/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openjdk Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openjdk More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
