tfsbuild extension does not work for maven build

Question

I installed the following;

microsoft visual team foundation server 2012 build extensions on tfs 2012 build server (http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/45b4e378-5b81-4186-9b7f-21cc5c2f743d)

Java Dev Kit 6 update 45

Maven 3.1.1

tfs 2012 server configuration:

Windows 2012 Standart 64-bit machine. We use NTLM authentication and proxy.

I defined the following configuration:

Environment settings:

JAVA_HOME     C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_45

M2            %M2_HOME%\bin

M2_HOME       C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\apache-maven-3.1.1

Path:

  %SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Web Platform Installer\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft ASP.NET\ASP.NET Web Pages\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\Binn\;%TFSPowerToolDir%;%BPADir%;%M2%;%JAVA_HOME%\bin

maven settings.xml:

<settings>
<proxies>
<proxy>   
  <active>true</active>
  <protocol>http</protocol>
  <host>proxy.xxx.entp</host>
  <port>8080</port>
  <username>myuser</username>
  <password>mypassword</password>
  <nonProxyHosts>*.xxx.entp|localhost</nonProxyHosts>
</proxy>
</proxies>
</settings>

I definited maven build with select pom file after installed Eclipse and team explorer everywhere for team foundation server on my client computer (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30661)

Maven build successed with "mvn assembly:assembly -P prod" command in windows command prompt. But does not work build definition when run. I added maven environment variables but tfs build does not found maven home, bin directory, boot directory. why? or any way?

the output build log:

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\BuildExtensions\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Extensions.Maven2.targets - 4 error(s), 1 warning(s),View Log File

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\BuildExtensions\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Extensions.Maven2.targets (238): No bin directory found in MavenHome.

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\BuildExtensions\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Extensions.Maven2.targets (238): No boot directory found in MavenHome.

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\BuildExtensions\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Extensions.Maven2.targets (238): Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at System.Activities.WorkflowApplication.Invoke(Activity activity, IDictionary2 inputs, WorkflowInstanceExtensionManager extensions, TimeSpan timeout) at System.Activities.WorkflowInvoker.Invoke(Activity workflow, IDictionary2 inputs, TimeSpan timeout, WorkflowInstanceExtensionManager extensions) at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Extensions.Tasks.WorkflowTask.Execute()

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\BuildExtensions\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Extensions.Maven2.targets (238): The "Maven" task failed unexpectedly. System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Extensions.Tasks.WorkflowTask.Execute() at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskExecutionHost.Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.ITaskExecutionHost.Execute() at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskBuilder.d__20.MoveNext()

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\BuildExtensions\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Extensions.Maven2.targets (238): Environment variable "JAVA_HOME" not found in running process, but was found in the user or machine settings. You may need to restart the build agent to pick up newly defined environment variables.

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\BuildExtensions\Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Extensions.Maven2.targets compiled

No Test Results

No Code Coverage Results

Other Errors and Warnings

1 error(s), 0 warning(s)

Exception Message: TF270015: 'MSBuild.exe' returned an unexpected exit code. Expected '0'; actual '1'. See the build logs for more details. (type UnexpectedExitCodeException) Exception Stack Trace: at System.Activities.Statements.Throw.Execute(CodeActivityContext context) at System.Activities.CodeActivity.InternalExecute(ActivityInstance instance, ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager) at System.Activities.Runtime.ActivityExecutor.ExecuteActivityWorkItem.ExecuteBody(ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager, Location resultLocation)

Philip Derbeko Philip Derbeko · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-05T19:37:35

I had the same problem. Apparently the relevant error and the solution is printed in the end of the message: "You may need to restart the build agent to pick up newly defined environment variables"

Restart the build agent and everything will work like magic.

tfsbuild extension does not work for maven build

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