It is heavily intertwined with corporate stuff so I can't. it is a regular javac task whose class path is *huge* - the problem I reckon is that the command line parameters (which includes the Classpath) do not fit into the window's command line limit.
at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1405) at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1376) at org.apache.tools.ant.helper.DefaultExecutor.executeTargets(DefaultExecutor.java:41) at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1260) at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.runBuild(Main.java:857) at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.startAnt(Main.java:236) at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.run(Launcher.java:287) at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:113) Caused by: java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_144\bin\javac.exe" (in directory "xxxxx"): CreateProcess error=206, The filename or extension is too long at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1048) at java.lang.Runtime.exec(Runtime.java:620) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.launcher.Java13CommandLauncher.exec(Java13CommandLauncher.java:58) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Execute.launch(Execute.java:426) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Execute.execute(Execute.java:440) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.compilers.DefaultCompilerAdapter.executeExternalCompile(DefaultCompilerAdapter.java:598) ... 101 more Caused by: java.io.IOException: CreateProcess error=206, The filename or extension is too long at java.lang.ProcessImpl.create(Native Method) at java.lang.ProcessImpl.<init>(ProcessImpl.java:386) at java.lang.ProcessImpl.start(ProcessImpl.java:137) at java.lang.Proc > -----Original Message----- > From: Jan Matèrne (jhm) [mailto:apa...@materne.de] > Sent: 05 August 2018 09:21 > To: 'Ant Users List' > Subject: AW: [E] Javac: Command-Line Argument Files > > Could you post your buildfile snippet and the build output? > > Jan > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: Jose M Urena [mailto:jose.ur...@verizon.com] > > Gesendet: Freitag, 3. August 2018 15:02 > > An: Ant Users List > > Betreff: Re: [E] Javac: Command-Line Argument Files > > > > the following suggestion I have learned for working with Jenkins jobs > > which can have very long paths for the workspace > > > > 1. if you have permission on your computer/server to create windows > > shares and to run from shared drive, then you could save most of the > > characters to the left of your path by using PUSHD > > > > if your current dir is c:\users\yourname\documents\ which is 28 > > characters then pushd will reduce it to 3, saving you 25 characters > > > > net share TEMPSHORTPATH=%CD% /grant:%USERNAME%,FULL pushd > > \\%COMPUTERNAME%.%USERDNSDOMAIN%\TEMPSHORTPATH > > :: call your ant script > > > > ant > > > > :: leave the temp drive, remove it from windows shares popd net share > > /delete TEMPSHORTPATH > > :: confirm share was cleaned > > net use > > net share > > > > 2. if the issue is with commands under your c:\program files, like > > c:\program files\oracle\jdk180\bin\javac you can try using MKLINK to > > remove spaces and shorten the path mkdir c:\dev cd c:\dev mklink /j > > jdk "c:\program files\oracle\jdk180" > > > > now you can use c:\dev\jdk\bin\javac which is shorter than c:\program > > files\oracle\jdk180\bin\javac > > > > 3. if you can not use PUSHD, mklink can be used to shorten paths but it > > is not as short as pushd mkdir c:\dev cd c:\dev mklink /j doc > > "c:\users\yourname\documents\" > > > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 6:25 AM Pietro Paolini < > > pietro.paol...@alfasystems.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I am a bit struggling with an build.xml file <javac> task, I haven't > > > got too much experience with Ant but hopefully my question won't > > sound > > > too silly. 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