PMD 7.0 rc2 upgrade issue: ClassNotFoundException: net.sourceforge.pmd.ant.PMDTask #4554
Description
Affects PMD Version:
I am attempting to upgrade my application from PMD 6.55.0 to PMD 7.0-rc2. I had similar failures attempting upgrade to PMD 7.0-rc1, but did not report them.
Description:
My application uses gradle, and makes use of SpringBoot 2.7.11 plugin, the gradle PMD plugin, and builds with Java 17.0.7. During the build process, PMD is invoked. I see this in the build log:
FAILURE: Build completed with 2 failures.
1: Task failed with an exception.
- What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':pmdMain'.
A failure occurred while executing org.gradle.api.plugins.quality.internal.PmdAction
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: net.sourceforge.pmd.ant.PMDTask
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2: Task failed with an exception.
- What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':pmdTest'.
A failure occurred while executing org.gradle.api.plugins.quality.internal.PmdAction
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: net.sourceforge.pmd.ant.PMDTask
- Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace.
Run with --debug option to get more log output.
Run with --scan to get full insights.
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Exception Stacktrace:
No visible stacktrace
Code Sample demonstrating the issue:
N/A
Steps to reproduce:
Please provide detailed steps for how we can reproduce the bug.
gradle info --build
Running PMD through: [CLI | Ant | Maven | Gradle | Designer | Other]
Gradle 8.1.1, Java 17.0.7, PMD 7.0-rc2