OK, great. Let me merge a couple of PRs and I will publish a SNAPSHOT. I will keep you posted.
Regards JB On Thu, Apr 16, 2026 at 6:14 PM Matthias Leinweber < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>
