Re: [m2e-users] SVN Checkouts failing due to process locks caused by m2e

[Stephen Coy <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Personally, I've found subclipse to be considerably more robust than subversive. The subversive synchronisation view in particular was a real PITA.

YMMV,

Steve C


On 28/10/2011, at 9:45 AM, Steve Cohen wrote:

> OK, will keep my eye on this.  I know SVN Repo is provided by subversive but wasn't sure what all the interactions were.
> 
> Do you think it is preferable to use SCM plugin for checkouts in eclipse?  I have now installed m2eclipse-subversive.
> 
> 
> On 10/27/2011 03:03 PM, Igor Fedorenko wrote:
>> FYI, SVN Repository Perspective is provided by Subversive.
>> 
>> In any case, I do not have a good explanation of this behaviour. If I
>> understand you correctly, you have workspace autobuild off, which means
>> there should be no build after project import. Something else makes
>> changes to workspace, but I don't know what that might be.
>> 
>> Even if you do have autobuild on, I still doubt the problem is caused by
>> m2e. Eclipse platform acquires workspace exclusive lock for entire
>> duration of the build, and this lock should guarantee exclusive
>> workspace access for all involved builders. It is simply impossible for
>> m2e builder to make workspace modifications outside of that exclusive lock.
>> 
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Igor
>> 
>> On 11-10-26 3:47 PM, Steve Cohen wrote:
>>> Guess I did not make myself clear.
>>> I was not using the SCM plugin at all.
>>> 
>>> Rather, I used subversive to check out a branch into my eclipse
>>> workspace (SVN Repository Perspective -> Check out).
>>> 
>>> Eclipse immediately started to do some build stuff (I presume it was
>>> code generation) resulting in the error that another process had the
>>> folder locked so that the checkout could not complete. This was in spite
>>> of the fact that automatic build was turned off.
>>> 
>>> On 10/26/2011 01:55 PM, Igor Fedorenko wrote:
>>>> I am not sure I understand. From your original question and the stack
>>>> trace you provided in another email you are using subversive plugin,
>>>> which is the scm plugin m2e-subversive integrates with.
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Igor
>>>> 
>>>> On 11-10-26 2:14 PM, Steve Cohen wrote:
>>>>> On looking up m2eclipse-subversive, I see that it's primarily designed
>>>>> for the scm plugin, which I have never used, so I have doubts that its
>>>>> absence is relevant here.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Or should I be using that plugin?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 10/26/2011 12:39 PM, Steve Cohen wrote:
>>>>>> Thanks, Igor.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> m2e: 1.0.100.20110804-1717
>>>>>> subversive: 0.7.9.I20110819-1700
>>>>>> m2eclipse-subvestive: Had not heard of that one. Is that spelled
>>>>>> right?
>>>>>> (if it's m2eclipse-subversive, I hadn't heard of that either). Perhaps
>>>>>> that is my problem. However it's spelled, where do I find it?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The problem is reproducible but intermittent. I was eventually able to
>>>>>> overcome it by repetition.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Steve
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 10/26/2011 11:46 AM, Igor Fedorenko wrote:
>>>>>>> This does not provide enough information to be able to tell anything
>>>>>>> specific.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> What are exact versions of m2e, subversive and
>>>>>>> m2eclipse-subvestive do
>>>>>>> you use?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Do you get any exceptions?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Is the problem reproducible or intermittent? What are exact steps to
>>>>>>> reproduce the problem?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> As a workaround, you can always do the checkout on command line, then
>>>>>>> use import as maven project wizard to import the projects in your
>>>>>>> workspace.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>> Igor
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 11-10-26 12:08 PM, Steve Cohen wrote:
>>>>>>>> I am trying to check out a set of projects on a new branch I just
>>>>>>>> created in SVN (subversive plugin). Checkout is failing with a
>>>>>>>> message
>>>>>>>> the folder is locked by some external process. That external process
>>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>>> only be m2e generating code - I haven't done anything with these
>>>>>>>> folders
>>>>>>>> in weeks. Even though I have set eclipse to not build
>>>>>>>> automatically, it
>>>>>>>> is doing something. I have seen m2e do some build operations
>>>>>>>> previously,
>>>>>>>> even though this option was off. These were not serious problems
>>>>>>>> before,
>>>>>>>> now they are.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> How can this be addressed?
>>>>>>>> 
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