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Flemming N. Larsen
2015-02-21
2015-02-22

  • Flemming N. Larsen

    Flemming N. Larsen - 2015-02-21

    Hi Nate,

    The ..\robocode.api\target\launch directory is created in Eclipse by a Ant
    build script located in ..\robocode.api.externalToolBuilders\build.xml.
    So it have nothing to do with Maven directly.

    Maven is used for building the distribution files for Robocode. But when it
    comes to debugging and developing Robocode from Eclipse, the Eclipse
    environment takes over. The 'mvnassembly' command must have run before the
    Eclipse workspace works correctly. But after that, Maven is "only" used for
    building the distribution files.

    I guess the only thing you need to do is the explicitly invoke 'Project' ->
    'Clean...' from the menu in Eclipse to force the launch directory to be
    rebuild automatically. Perhaps even a 'Refresh' on the 'robocode.api'
    project. If that does not work, then delete the
    ..\robocode.api\target\launch drectory using the 'Navigator' (for file
    access). Then the lauch directory should be rebuild.

    I hope this helps?

    When you find a solution, then tell me what you did. Then I will write this
    into the Robocode Developers Guide so that other developers will benefit
    this tip.

    Cheers,

    • Flemming

    Thu Feb 19 2015 at 10.55.11 skrev Nate Schickler zeladada@users.sf.net:

    OS: Win 7

    Hello,

    I'm trying to create a version of Robocode for use in a classroom
    environment, but when I attempt to run Robocode form Eclipse to edit the
    sources, I get the following error after I press run as Robocode:

    'Launching Robocode' has encountered a problem.
    Variable references non-existent resource : ${workspace_loc:robocode.api/target/launch}

    I've done and redone the steps in the developers guide, but it hasn't
    worked for me yet. The error I get in Eclipse is a reoccurring problem for
    me. One other user posted on the forum with the same error message and I
    made sure to follow the directions in that post (use JDK 6) but still no
    luck. The only thing I can think of being the culprit is having set the
    Maven environment variables to M3_HOME and M3 rather than M2 and M2_HOME,
    which had previously not allowed Maven to run correctly.
    Anyways, here are my Maven and Java version printouts:

    C:\Users[user]\git\robocode>java -versionjava version "1.6.0_45"Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_45-b06)Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.45-b01, mixed mode)
    C:\Users\admin\git\robocode>mvn -versionApache Maven 3.2.5 (12a6b3acb947671f09b81f49094c53f426d8cea1; 2014-12-14T09:29:23-08:00)Maven home: C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-maven-3.2.5\bin..Java version: 1.6.0_45, vendor: Sun Microsystems Inc.Java home: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_45\jreDefault locale: en_US, platform encoding: Cp1252OS name: "windows 7", version: "6.1", arch: "amd64", family: "windows"

    Similarly, nothing seems wrong when I run mvnassembly while within
    C:\Users\admin\git\robocode, and same with mvn clean install.
    mvnassembly printout:

    Results :
    Tests run: 52, Failures: 0, Errors: 0, Skipped: 3
    [INFO] [jar:jar {execution: default-jar}]

    [INFO] Building jar: C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.tests\target\
    robocode.t
    ests-1.9.2.4.jar
    [INFO] [install:install {execution: default-install}]
    [INFO] Installing C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.tests\target\
    robocode.test
    s-1.9.2.4.jar to C:\Users\Nate.m2\repository\net\sf\robocode\robocode.
    tests\1.9
    .2.4\robocode.tests-1.9.2.4.jar
    [INFO] [ant:ant {execution: default-cli}]
    [INFO] Wrote Ant project for robocode.tests to C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    roboco
    de.tests
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] Building Robocode Installer
    [INFO] task-segment: [clean, install, ant:ant]
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] [clean:clean {execution: default-clean}]
    [INFO] Deleting C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.installer\target
    [INFO] [resources:resources {execution: default-resources}]
    [INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources.
    [INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.i
    nstaller\src\main\resources
    [INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.i
    nstaller\src\test\resources
    [INFO] Copying 0 resource
    [INFO] [compiler:compile {execution: default-compile}]
    [INFO] Compiling 1 source file to C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.installer\
    target\classes
    [INFO] [resources:testResources {execution: default-testResources}]
    [INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources.
    [INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.i
    nstaller\src\test\resources
    [INFO] [compiler:testCompile {execution: default-testCompile}]
    [INFO] No sources to compile
    [INFO] [surefire:test {execution: default-test}]
    [INFO] No tests to run.
    [INFO] [jar:jar {execution: default-jar}]
    [INFO] Building jar: C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.installer\target\
    roboco
    de.installer-1.9.2.4.jar
    [INFO] [install:install {execution: default-install}]
    [INFO] Installing C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.installer\target\
    robocode.
    installer-1.9.2.4.jar to C:\Users\Nate.m2\repository\
    net\sf\robocode\robocode.i
    nstaller\1.9.2.4\robocode.installer-1.9.2.4.jar
    [INFO] [ant:ant {execution: default-cli}]
    [INFO] Wrote Ant project for robocode.installer to
    C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\ro
    bocode.installer
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] Building Robocode Content
    [INFO] task-segment: [clean, install, ant:ant]
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] [clean:clean {execution: default-clean}]
    [INFO] Deleting C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.content\target
    [INFO] [resources:resources {execution: default-resources}]
    [INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources.
    [INFO] Copying 40 resources
    [INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.c
    ontent\src\test\resources
    [INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.c
    ontent\src\main\java
    [INFO] [compiler:compile {execution: default-compile}]
    [INFO] No sources to compile
    [INFO] [resources:testResources {execution: default-testResources}]
    [INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources.
    [INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.c
    ontent\src\test\resources
    [INFO] [compiler:testCompile {execution: default-testCompile}]
    [INFO] No sources to compile
    [INFO] [surefire:test {execution: default-test}]
    [INFO] No tests to run.
    [INFO] [dependency:copy {execution: copy}]
    [INFO] Configured Artifact: org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler:ecj:4.4:jar
    [INFO] Copying ecj-4.4.jar to C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.content\target
    \classes\compilers\ecj.jar
    [INFO] [jar:jar {execution: default-jar}]
    [INFO] Building jar: C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.content\target\
    robocode
    .content-1.9.2.4.jar
    [INFO] [install:install {execution: default-install}]
    [INFO] Installing C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.content\target\
    robocode.co
    ntent-1.9.2.4.jar to C:\Users\Nate.m2\repository\
    net\sf\robocode\robocode.conte
    nt\1.9.2.4\robocode.content-1.9.2.4.jar
    [INFO] [ant:ant {execution: default-cli}]
    [INFO] Wrote Ant project for robocode.content to
    C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robo
    code.content
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] Building Robocode Distribution
    [INFO] task-segment: [clean, install, ant:ant]
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] [clean:clean {execution: default-clean}]
    [INFO] Deleting C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.distribution\target
    [INFO] [resources:resources {execution: default-resources}]
    [INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources.
    [INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.d
    istribution\src\main\resources
    [INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.d
    istribution\src\test\resources
    [INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.d
    istribution\src\main\java
    [INFO] [compiler:compile {execution: default-compile}]
    [INFO] No sources to compile
    [INFO] [resources:testResources {execution: default-testResources}]
    [INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources.
    [INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.d
    istribution\src\test\resources
    [INFO] [compiler:testCompile {execution: default-testCompile}]
    [INFO] No sources to compile
    [INFO] [surefire:test {execution: default-test}]
    [INFO] No tests to run.
    [INFO] [jar:jar {execution: default-jar}]
    [WARNING] JAR will be empty - no content was marked for inclusion!
    [INFO] Building jar: C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.distribution\target\rob
    ocode.distribution-1.9.2.4.jar
    [INFO] [assembly:single {execution: make-assembly}]
    [INFO] Reading assembly descriptor: setup.asm.xml
    [INFO] Reading assembly descriptor: src.asm.xml
    [INFO] Copying files to C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.distribution\target\
    robocode-1.9.2.4-setup
    [WARNING] Assembly file: C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.distribution\target
    \robocode-1.9.2.4-setup is not a regular file (it may be a directory). It
    cannot
    be attached to the project build for installation or deployment.
    [INFO] Building jar: C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.distribution\target\rob
    ocode-1.9.2.4-setup.jar
    [INFO] Copying files to C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.distribution\target\
    robocode-1.9.2.4-src
    [WARNING] Assembly file: C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.distribution\target
    \robocode-1.9.2.4-src is not a regular file (it may be a directory). It
    cannot b
    e attached to the project build for installation or deployment.
    [INFO] Building zip: C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.distribution\target\rob
    ocode-1.9.2.4-src.zip
    [INFO] [install:install {execution: default-install}]
    [INFO] Installing C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.distribution\target\
    roboco
    de.distribution-1.9.2.4.jar to C:\Users\Nate.m2\repository\
    net\sf\robocode\robo
    code.distribution\1.9.2.4\robocode.distribution-1.9.2.4.jar
    [INFO] Installing C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.distribution\target\
    roboco
    de-1.9.2.4-setup.jar to C:\Users\Nate.m2\repository\
    net\sf\robocode\robocode.di
    stribution\1.9.2.4\robocode.distribution-1.9.2.4-setup.jar
    [INFO] Installing C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.distribution\target\
    roboco
    de-1.9.2.4-src.zip to C:\Users\Nate.m2\repository\
    net\sf\robocode\robocode.dist
    ribution\1.9.2.4\robocode.distribution-1.9.2.4-src.zip
    [INFO] [ant:ant {execution: default-cli}]
    [INFO] Wrote Ant project for robocode.distribution to
    C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode
    \robocode.distribution
    [INFO]
    [INFO]
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] Reactor Summary:
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] Robocode .............................................. SUCCESS
    [1.170s]
    [INFO] Robocode API .......................................... SUCCESS
    [28.467s]

    [INFO] Robocode Core ......................................... SUCCESS
    [1.636s]
    [INFO] Robocode Host ......................................... SUCCESS
    [0.794s]
    [INFO] Robocode Repository ................................... SUCCESS
    [0.556s]
    [INFO] Robocode Battle ....................................... SUCCESS
    [0.604s]
    [INFO] Robocode Sound ........................................ SUCCESS
    [0.176s]
    [INFO] Robocode UI ........................................... SUCCESS
    [1.285s]
    [INFO] Robocode UI Robot editor .............................. SUCCESS
    [0.603s]
    [INFO] Robocode Samples ...................................... SUCCESS
    [0.389s]
    [INFO] Roborumble Client ..................................... SUCCESS
    [0.243s]
    [INFO] Robocode Tested Robots ................................ SUCCESS
    [1.644s]
    [INFO] Robocode Tests ........................................ SUCCESS
    [15.487s]

    [INFO] Robocode Installer .................................... SUCCESS
    [0.119s]
    [INFO] Robocode Content ...................................... SUCCESS
    [0.254s]
    [INFO] Robocode Distribution ................................. SUCCESS
    [33.116s]

    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] BUILD SUCCESSFUL
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] Total time: 1 minute 27 seconds
    [INFO] Finished at: Wed Feb 18 23:08:56 PST 2015
    [INFO] Final Memory: 84M/1409M
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    mvn clean install:

    Results :
    Tests run: 52, Failures: 0, Errors: 0, Skipped: 3
    [INFO] [jar:jar {execution: default-jar}]

    [INFO] Building jar: C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.tests\target\
    robocode.t
    ests-1.9.2.4.jar
    [INFO] [install:install {execution: default-install}]
    [INFO] Installing C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.tests\target\
    robocode.test
    s-1.9.2.4.jar to C:\Users\Nate.m2\repository\net\sf\robocode\robocode.
    tests\1.9
    .2.4\robocode.tests-1.9.2.4.jar
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] Building Robocode Installer
    [INFO] task-segment: [clean, install]
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] [clean:clean {execution: default-clean}]
    [INFO] Deleting C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.installer\target
    [INFO] [resources:resources {execution: default-resources}]
    [INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources.
    [INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.i
    nstaller\src\main\resources
    [INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.i
    nstaller\src\test\resources
    [INFO] Copying 0 resource
    [INFO] [compiler:compile {execution: default-compile}]
    [INFO] Compiling 1 source file to C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.installer\
    target\classes
    [INFO] [resources:testResources {execution: default-testResources}]
    [INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources.
    [INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.i
    nstaller\src\test\resources
    [INFO] [compiler:testCompile {execution: default-testCompile}]
    [INFO] No sources to compile
    [INFO] [surefire:test {execution: default-test}]
    [INFO] No tests to run.
    [INFO] [jar:jar {execution: default-jar}]
    [INFO] Building jar: C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.installer\target\
    roboco
    de.installer-1.9.2.4.jar
    [INFO] [install:install {execution: default-install}]
    [INFO] Installing C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.installer\target\
    robocode.
    installer-1.9.2.4.jar to C:\Users\Nate.m2\repository\
    net\sf\robocode\robocode.i
    nstaller\1.9.2.4\robocode.installer-1.9.2.4.jar
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] Building Robocode Content
    [INFO] task-segment: [clean, install]
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] [clean:clean {execution: default-clean}]
    [INFO] Deleting C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.content\target
    [INFO] [resources:resources {execution: default-resources}]
    [INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources.
    [INFO] Copying 40 resources
    [INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.c
    ontent\src\test\resources
    [INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.c
    ontent\src\main\java
    [INFO] [compiler:compile {execution: default-compile}]
    [INFO] No sources to compile
    [INFO] [resources:testResources {execution: default-testResources}]
    [INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources.
    [INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.c
    ontent\src\test\resources
    [INFO] [compiler:testCompile {execution: default-testCompile}]
    [INFO] No sources to compile
    [INFO] [surefire:test {execution: default-test}]
    [INFO] No tests to run.
    [INFO] [dependency:copy {execution: copy}]
    [INFO] Configured Artifact: org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler:ecj:4.4:jar
    [INFO] Copying ecj-4.4.jar to C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.content\target
    \classes\compilers\ecj.jar
    [INFO] [jar:jar {execution: default-jar}]
    [INFO] Building jar: C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.content\target\
    robocode
    .content-1.9.2.4.jar
    [INFO] [install:install {execution: default-install}]
    [INFO] Installing C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.content\target\
    robocode.co
    ntent-1.9.2.4.jar to C:\Users\Nate.m2\repository\
    net\sf\robocode\robocode.conte
    nt\1.9.2.4\robocode.content-1.9.2.4.jar
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] Building Robocode Distribution
    [INFO] task-segment: [clean, install]
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] [clean:clean {execution: default-clean}]
    [INFO] Deleting C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.distribution\target
    [INFO] [resources:resources {execution: default-resources}]
    [INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources.
    [INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.d
    istribution\src\main\resources
    [INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.d
    istribution\src\test\resources
    [INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.d
    istribution\src\main\java
    [INFO] [compiler:compile {execution: default-compile}]
    [INFO] No sources to compile
    [INFO] [resources:testResources {execution: default-testResources}]
    [INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources.
    [INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.d
    istribution\src\test\resources
    [INFO] [compiler:testCompile {execution: default-testCompile}]
    [INFO] No sources to compile
    [INFO] [surefire:test {execution: default-test}]
    [INFO] No tests to run.
    [INFO] [jar:jar {execution: default-jar}]
    [WARNING] JAR will be empty - no content was marked for inclusion!
    [INFO] Building jar: C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.distribution\target\rob
    ocode.distribution-1.9.2.4.jar
    [INFO] [assembly:single {execution: make-assembly}]
    [INFO] Reading assembly descriptor: setup.asm.xml
    [INFO] Reading assembly descriptor: src.asm.xml
    [INFO] Copying files to C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.distribution\target\
    robocode-1.9.2.4-setup
    [WARNING] Assembly file: C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.distribution\target
    \robocode-1.9.2.4-setup is not a regular file (it may be a directory). It
    cannot
    be attached to the project build for installation or deployment.
    [INFO] Building jar: C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.distribution\target\rob
    ocode-1.9.2.4-setup.jar
    [INFO] Copying files to C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.distribution\target\
    robocode-1.9.2.4-src
    [WARNING] Assembly file: C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.distribution\target
    \robocode-1.9.2.4-src is not a regular file (it may be a directory). It
    cannot b
    e attached to the project build for installation or deployment.
    [INFO] Building zip: C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\
    robocode.distribution\target\rob
    ocode-1.9.2.4-src.zip
    [INFO] [install:install {execution: default-install}]
    [INFO] Installing C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.distribution\target\
    roboco
    de.distribution-1.9.2.4.jar to C:\Users\Nate.m2\repository\
    net\sf\robocode\robo
    code.distribution\1.9.2.4\robocode.distribution-1.9.2.4.jar
    [INFO] Installing C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.distribution\target\
    roboco
    de-1.9.2.4-setup.jar to C:\Users\Nate.m2\repository\
    net\sf\robocode\robocode.di
    stribution\1.9.2.4\robocode.distribution-1.9.2.4-setup.jar
    [INFO] Installing C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.distribution\target\
    roboco
    de-1.9.2.4-src.zip to C:\Users\Nate.m2\repository\
    net\sf\robocode\robocode.dist
    ribution\1.9.2.4\robocode.distribution-1.9.2.4-src.zip
    [INFO]
    [INFO]
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] Reactor Summary:
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] Robocode .............................................. SUCCESS
    [1.000s]
    [INFO] Robocode API .......................................... SUCCESS
    [7.176s]
    [INFO] Robocode Core ......................................... SUCCESS
    [1.591s]
    [INFO] Robocode Host ......................................... SUCCESS
    [0.690s]
    [INFO] Robocode Repository ................................... SUCCESS
    [0.302s]
    [INFO] Robocode Battle ....................................... SUCCESS
    [0.575s]
    [INFO] Robocode Sound ........................................ SUCCESS
    [0.138s]
    [INFO] Robocode UI ........................................... SUCCESS
    [1.256s]
    [INFO] Robocode UI Robot editor .............................. SUCCESS
    [0.539s]
    [INFO] Robocode Samples ...................................... SUCCESS
    [0.325s]
    [INFO] Roborumble Client ..................................... SUCCESS
    [0.216s]
    [INFO] Robocode Tested Robots ................................ SUCCESS
    [1.695s]
    [INFO] Robocode Tests ........................................ SUCCESS
    [15.495s]

    [INFO] Robocode Installer .................................... SUCCESS
    [0.097s]
    [INFO] Robocode Content ...................................... SUCCESS
    [0.253s]
    [INFO] Robocode Distribution ................................. SUCCESS
    [33.436s]

    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] BUILD SUCCESSFUL
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    [INFO] Total time: 1 minute 5 seconds
    [INFO] Finished at: Thu Feb 19 01:39:02 PST 2015
    [INFO] Final Memory: 80M/1495M
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------

    Error building from Eclipse, but everything seems fine.
    https://sourceforge.net/p/robocode/discussion/116459/thread/5d3c47c4/?limit=25#07f8

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    • Nate Schickler

      Nate Schickler - 2015-02-22

      Hi,

      Thank you for the reply!

      When I invoke 'clean...' from Eclipse, I get this error:

      Buildfile: C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.api\.externalToolBuilders\build.xml

build:
       [mkdir] Created dir: C:\Users\Nate\robocode-workspace\robocode.api\target\launch\libs

BUILD FAILED
C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode\robocode.api\.externalToolBuilders\build.xml:19: C:\Users\Nate\robocode-workspace\robocode.content\src\main\resources does not exist.

Total time: 128 milliseconds

      It's true that there is nothing in that location. The only folders in C:\Users\Nate\robocode-workspace are .metadata, RemoteSystemsTempFiles, and robocode.api. C:\Users\Nate\robocode-workspace\ is my Robocode workspace for Eclipse but the Robocode files pulled from git are located in C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode. This was done automatically by Eclipse. I tried to re-import the files directly into the workspace directory, but Eclipse would not allow me.

      After deleting the aforementioned directories, I created a new Eclipse workspace in C:\Users\Nate\git\robocode and imported the Robocode sources to C:\Users\Nate\git\robocoder. Following the source of the error, I changed the linked build.xml, replacing each instance of ${basedir} with C:/Users/Nate/git/robocoder and each instance of ${launch-dir} with C:/Users/Nate/git/robocoder/robocode.api/target/launch. I know next to nothing about xml, but this seemed to work, and the program is now able to build and run! However, when I try to clean all the projects, it again throws the same error, no doubt due to my much less than comprehensive fix.

      In short, it seems as if the build directory and launch directory is different from what build.xml expects, as my workspace directory is separate from the build directory. The build.xml uses the location of the workspace instead of the location of the source files. As it stands now, I am able to run the sources but not clean the entire workspace.

      Thanks again for replying to my post and explaining the function of Maven. I'm a novice now but in the next few years I plan on learning a great deal and eventually becoming a developer.

      Also, EGit now comes built into Eclipse, so there's no longer a need for it to be mentioned on the Developer's Guide.

      Much thanks,
      Nate

       

  • Flemming N. Larsen

    Flemming N. Larsen - 2015-02-22

    Hi Nate,

    You are right that all sources should go into your Eclipse workspace - not the separate git\robocode directory.
    If EGit (built-in Eclipse) won't check out the sources into your work directory, you could install TortoiseGit, clone all sources into your workspace (perhaps a new one?) and then import all (Robocode) projects as 'existing projects' in your workspace.

    You could also edit the 'build.xml' file under ..\robocode.api.externalToolBuilders where you change this line:

    <property name="launch-dir" location="${basedir}/robocode.api/target/launch"></property>

    .. and this line:

    <jar destfile="${launch-dir}/libs/robocode.jar" basedir="${basedir}/robocode.api/target/classes"></jar>

    You could just hack it for your purpose.

    Otherwise you'll need to solve the issue with importing the Robocode projects into your workspace. :-)

    I definitely need to update the Developers Guide in the near future. I don't have the time for it here and now, but perhaps in a couple of days or weeks.

     

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