Would it be possible for you to test with a SNAPSHOT I can provide to you? Regards JB
On Thu, Apr 16, 2026 at 5:47 PM Matthias Leinweber < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello JB, > > do you have any suggestions how i could debug my case? > > Am Di., 7. Apr. 2026 um 10:27 Uhr schrieb Matthias Leinweber < > [email protected]>: > >> Hello JB, >> >> no grep " <repository" -A 5 * -R has n results in my assembly or did i >> misunderstood your hint? >> >> regards, >> Matthias >> >> >> Am Mo., 6. Apr. 2026 um 08:15 Uhr schrieb Jean-Baptiste Onofré < >> [email protected]>: >> >>> Can you check if you don't have empty <repository/> in your features >>> repository XML ? >>> >>> Regards >>> JB >>> >>> On Sun, Apr 5, 2026 at 6:22 PM Matthias Leinweber < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi JB, >>>> >>>> Is there a workaround for me? >>>> >>>> Br >>>> Matthias >>>> >>>> Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]> schrieb am So., 5. Apr. 2026, >>>> 17:25: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I have created a pull request to address the exception encountered >>>>> when a features repository contains an empty repo: >>>>> https://github.com/apache/karaf/pull/2515 >>>>> >>>>> This should resolve the issue you reported. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> JB >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 5:26 PM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, let me investigate. >>>>>> >>>>>> I will keep you posted. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> JB >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Apr 1, 2026 at 5:48 PM Matthias Leinweber >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Sure >>>>>> > >>>>>> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"; xmlns:xsi=" >>>>>> http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"; xsi:schemaLocation=" >>>>>> http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 >>>>>> http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd";> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > <artifactId>rahla</artifactId> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > <groupId>rahla.assembly</groupId> >>>>>> > <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > <name>Rahla Assembly</name> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > <packaging>karaf-assembly</packaging> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > <parent> >>>>>> > <artifactId>reactor</artifactId> >>>>>> > <groupId>rahla</groupId> >>>>>> > <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath> >>>>>> > <version>1.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version> >>>>>> > </parent> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > <dependencies> >>>>>> > <dependency> >>>>>> > <groupId>org.apache.karaf.features</groupId> >>>>>> > <artifactId>framework</artifactId> >>>>>> > <type>kar</type> >>>>>> > <scope>compile</scope> >>>>>> > </dependency> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > <dependency> >>>>>> > <groupId>org.apache.karaf.features</groupId> >>>>>> > <artifactId>framework</artifactId> >>>>>> > <classifier>features</classifier> >>>>>> > <type>xml</type> >>>>>> > <scope>runtime</scope> >>>>>> > </dependency> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > <dependency> >>>>>> > <groupId>org.apache.karaf.features</groupId> >>>>>> > <artifactId>standard</artifactId> >>>>>> > <classifier>features</classifier> >>>>>> > <type>xml</type> >>>>>> > <scope>runtime</scope> >>>>>> > </dependency> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > <dependency> >>>>>> > <groupId>org.apache.karaf.features</groupId> >>>>>> > <artifactId>spring-legacy</artifactId> >>>>>> > <classifier>features</classifier> >>>>>> > <type>xml</type> >>>>>> > <scope>runtime</scope> >>>>>> > </dependency> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > <dependency> >>>>>> > <groupId>org.apache.karaf.features</groupId> >>>>>> > <artifactId>enterprise</artifactId> >>>>>> > <classifier>features</classifier> >>>>>> > <type>xml</type> >>>>>> > <scope>runtime</scope> >>>>>> > </dependency> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > <dependency> >>>>>> > <artifactId>apache-camel</artifactId> >>>>>> > <classifier>features</classifier> >>>>>> > <groupId>org.apache.camel.karaf</groupId> >>>>>> > <scope>runtime</scope> >>>>>> > <type>xml</type> >>>>>> > </dependency> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > <dependency> >>>>>> > <groupId>org.apache.karaf.features</groupId> >>>>>> > <artifactId>specs</artifactId> >>>>>> > <classifier>features</classifier> >>>>>> > <type>xml</type> >>>>>> > <scope>runtime</scope> >>>>>> > </dependency> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > <dependency> >>>>>> > <artifactId>rahla</artifactId> >>>>>> > <classifier>features</classifier> >>>>>> > <groupId>rahla.feature</groupId> >>>>>> > <scope>runtime</scope> >>>>>> > <type>xml</type> >>>>>> > </dependency> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > <dependency> >>>>>> > <artifactId>fradi</artifactId> >>>>>> > <classifier>features</classifier> >>>>>> > <groupId>rahla.feature</groupId> >>>>>> > <scope>runtime</scope> >>>>>> > <type>xml</type> >>>>>> > </dependency> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > <dependency> >>>>>> > <artifactId>graphsource</artifactId> >>>>>> > <classifier>features</classifier> >>>>>> > <groupId>rahla.feature</groupId> >>>>>> > <scope>runtime</scope> >>>>>> > <type>xml</type> >>>>>> > </dependency> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > <dependency> >>>>>> > <artifactId>jedissource</artifactId> >>>>>> > <classifier>features</classifier> >>>>>> > <groupId>rahla.feature</groupId> >>>>>> > <scope>runtime</scope> >>>>>> > <type>xml</type> >>>>>> > </dependency> >>>>>> > <dependency> >>>>>> > <artifactId>camel-route-templates</artifactId> >>>>>> > <classifier>features</classifier> >>>>>> > <groupId>rahla.feature</groupId> >>>>>> > <scope>runtime</scope> >>>>>> > <type>xml</type> >>>>>> > </dependency> >>>>>> > <dependency> >>>>>> > <artifactId>rahla-logging</artifactId> >>>>>> > <classifier>features</classifier> >>>>>> > <groupId>rahla.feature</groupId> >>>>>> > <scope>compile</scope> >>>>>> > <type>xml</type> >>>>>> > </dependency> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > </dependencies> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > <build> >>>>>> > <plugins> >>>>>> > <plugin> >>>>>> > <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId> >>>>>> > <configuration> >>>>>> > <skip>true</skip> >>>>>> > </configuration> >>>>>> > <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> >>>>>> > </plugin> >>>>>> > <plugin> >>>>>> > <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> >>>>>> > <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId> >>>>>> > <configuration> >>>>>> > <skip>true</skip> >>>>>> > </configuration> >>>>>> > </plugin> >>>>>> > <plugin> >>>>>> > <artifactId>karaf-maven-plugin</artifactId> >>>>>> > <configuration> >>>>>> > <archiveTarGz>false</archiveTarGz> >>>>>> > <archiveZip>false</archiveZip> >>>>>> > <startupFeatures> >>>>>> > <feature>rahla-logging</feature> >>>>>> > <feature>wrap</feature> >>>>>> > </startupFeatures> >>>>>> > <bootFeatures> >>>>>> > <feature>standard</feature> >>>>>> > <feature>scr</feature> >>>>>> > <feature>spifly</feature> >>>>>> > <feature>pax-web-http-undertow</feature> >>>>>> > <feature>jolokia</feature> >>>>>> > <feature>rahla</feature> >>>>>> > </bootFeatures> >>>>>> > <installedFeatures> >>>>>> > <feature>fradi</feature> >>>>>> > <feature>graphsource</feature> >>>>>> > <feature>jedissource</feature> >>>>>> > <feature>camel-route-templates</feature> >>>>>> > </installedFeatures> >>>>>> > <libraries> >>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>> <library>mvn:io.prometheus.jmx/jmx_prometheus_javaagent/${jmx_exporter.version}</library> >>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>> <library>mvn:io.opentelemetry.javaagent/opentelemetry-javaagent/${opentelemetry_agent.version}</library> >>>>>> > </libraries> >>>>>> > <blacklistedBundles> >>>>>> > <bundle>mvn:org.apache.groovy/groovy/[4,5)</bundle> >>>>>> > >>>>>> <bundle>mvn:com.fasterxml.woodstox/woodstox-core/7.0.0</bundle> >>>>>> > >>>>>> <bundle>mvn:io.undertow/undertow-core/2.2.37.Final</bundle> >>>>>> > >>>>>> <bundle>mvn:io.undertow/undertow-servlet/2.2.37.Final</bundle> >>>>>> > >>>>>> <!--<bundle>mvn:org.codehaus.woodstox/stax2-api/4.2.1</bundle> >>>>>> > >>>>>> <bundle>mvn:org.codehaus.woodstox/woodstox-core-asl/4.4.1</bundle> >>>>>> > <bundle>mvn:org.yaml/snakeyaml/1.30</bundle>--> >>>>>> > </blacklistedBundles> >>>>>> > <javase>17</javase> >>>>>> > </configuration> >>>>>> > <groupId>org.apache.karaf.tooling</groupId> >>>>>> > </plugin> >>>>>> > </plugins> >>>>>> > <resources> >>>>>> > <resource> >>>>>> > <directory>src/main/resources</directory> >>>>>> > <filtering>false</filtering> >>>>>> > <includes> >>>>>> > <include>**/*</include> >>>>>> > </includes> >>>>>> > </resource> >>>>>> > <resource> >>>>>> > <directory>src/main/filtered-resources</directory> >>>>>> > <filtering>true</filtering> >>>>>> > <includes> >>>>>> > <include>**/*</include> >>>>>> > </includes> >>>>>> > </resource> >>>>>> > </resources> >>>>>> > </build> >>>>>> > </project> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Am Mi., 1. Apr. 2026 um 15:22 Uhr schrieb Jean-Baptiste Onofré < >>>>>> [email protected]>: >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> Hi Matthias >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> I suspect it's related to a change I did on the karaf-maven-plugin >>>>>> (around assembly). >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> Can you share with me the pom.xml to reproduce it ? >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> Thanks, >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> Regards >>>>>> >> JB >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 6:46 PM Matthias Leinweber < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> Dear Karaf Users, >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> I am currently maintaining a Karaf assembly and am in the process >>>>>> of upgrading to version 4.4.10. However, I am encountering an error >>>>>> message >>>>>> during startup and would appreciate guidance on how to begin debugging >>>>>> this >>>>>> issue >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> java.lang.RuntimeException: Repository spec is empty string. : >>>>>> mvn:org.apache.karaf.features/standard/4.4.10/xml/features >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> org.apache.karaf.features.internal.service.RepositoryImpl.load(RepositoryImpl.java:121) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> org.apache.karaf.features.internal.service.RepositoryImpl.<init>(RepositoryImpl.java:51) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> org.apache.karaf.features.internal.service.RepositoryCacheImpl.create(RepositoryCacheImpl.java:51) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> org.apache.karaf.features.internal.service.FeaturesServiceImpl.addRepository(FeaturesServiceImpl.java:386) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> org.apache.karaf.features.internal.service.FeaturesServiceImpl.addRepository(FeaturesServiceImpl.java:381) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> org.apache.karaf.features.internal.service.BootFeaturesInstaller.addRepositories(BootFeaturesInstaller.java:136) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> org.apache.karaf.features.internal.service.BootFeaturesInstaller.installBootFeatures(BootFeaturesInstaller.java:95) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> org.apache.karaf.features.internal.service.BootFeaturesInstaller.start(BootFeaturesInstaller.java:89) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> org.apache.karaf.features.internal.osgi.Activator.doStart(Activator.java:215) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> org.apache.karaf.util.tracker.BaseActivator.run(BaseActivator.java:312) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:572) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:317) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1144) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:642) >>>>>> >>> at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1583) >>>>>> >>> Caused by: shaded.org.ops4j.lang.NullArgumentException: >>>>>> Repository spec is empty string. >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> shaded.org.ops4j.lang.NullArgumentException.validateNotEmpty(NullArgumentException.java:108) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> org.ops4j.pax.url.mvn.internal.config.MavenRepositoryURL.<init>(MavenRepositoryURL.java:221) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> org.ops4j.pax.url.mvn.internal.config.MavenConfigurationImpl.getRepositories(MavenConfigurationImpl.java:401) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> org.ops4j.pax.url.mvn.internal.AetherBasedResolver.selectRemoteRepositories(AetherBasedResolver.java:928) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> org.ops4j.pax.url.mvn.internal.AetherBasedResolver.resolve(AetherBasedResolver.java:368) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> org.ops4j.pax.url.mvn.internal.AetherBasedResolver.resolve(AetherBasedResolver.java:352) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> org.ops4j.pax.url.mvn.internal.AetherBasedResolver.resolve(AetherBasedResolver.java:322) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> org.ops4j.pax.url.mvn.internal.AetherBasedResolver.resolve(AetherBasedResolver.java:312) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> org.ops4j.pax.url.mvn.internal.Connection.getInputStream(Connection.java:120) >>>>>> >>> at java.base/java.net.URL.openStream(URL.java:1325) >>>>>> >>> at >>>>>> org.apache.karaf.features.internal.service.RepositoryImpl.load(RepositoryImpl.java:114) >>>>>> >>> ... 14 more >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> Could you please advise on the best approach or specific logs I >>>>>> should examine to identify the root cause? I get this erorr for every >>>>>> feature defined in my karaf-assembly >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> Best regards, >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> Matthias Leinweber >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>>>>
