Yes looking forward to it :)

Am Do., 16. Apr. 2026 um 18:13 Uhr schrieb Jean-Baptiste Onofré <
[email protected]>:

> 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
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>

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